Rim of the Canyon Rim of the Canyon is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Nan Leslie, and Thurston Hall. Based on the short story Phantom .45's Talk Loud by Joseph Chadwick, the film is about a horse stolen by escaped convicts and the cowboy who pursues them to a ghost town inhabited by a ghost. Cast Gene Autry as Gene Autry / Marshal Steve Autry Champion as Champ, Gene's horse Nan Leslie as Ruth Lambert Thurston Hall as Big Tim Hanlon Clem Bevans as Loco John Walter Sande as Jake Fargo Jock Mahoney as Pete Reagan Francis McDonald as Charlie Lewis Alan Hale Jr. as Matt Kimbrough Production Filming and budget Rim of the Canyon was filmed December 6–20, 1948. The film had an operating budget of $46,784 (equal to $ today). Filming locations Vasquez Rocks, Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA Corriganville Movie Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA Soundtracks "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven" (Gene Autry) by Gene Autry "Rim of the Canyon" (Hy Heath, Johnny Lange) by Gene Autry References Citations Bibliography External links Category:1949 films Category:1940s Western (genre) films Category:American films Category:American black-and-white films Category:English-language films Category:Films set in ghost towns Category:Films based on short fiction Category:Columbia Pictures films Category:American Western (genre) films Category:Films directed by John English