The Old West is a 1952 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. Plot Doc Lockwood and his gang are trying to take away Gene Autry's contract for supplying horses to the stagecoach line. Cast Gene Autry as Gene Autry Gail Davis as Arlie Williams Lyle Talbot as Doc Lockwood Louis Jean Heydt as Jeff Bleeker House Peters as Parson Jonathan Brooks House Peters Jr. as Henchman Mike Dickie Jones as Pinto Kathy Johnson as Judie Bleeker Pat Buttram as Panhandle Gibbs Gertrude Astor as Townswoman Buddy Roosevelt as Cowboy References Bibliography Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012. External links 1952 films 1952 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by George Archainbaud Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films