Rancho Grande (1940)

In this unique Gene Autry spectacle, the stakes are higher than ever. The tale unfolds at the heart of the "Rancho Grande", where Autry, the dedicated foreman, is wrestling with a looming foreclosure. When he discovers that the notorious Dodge siblings - Kay, Patsy, and Tom – are the new heirs, his distress compounds. Known for their wild antics and irresponsible lifestyle, the Dodges are a ticking time bomb set to explode amidst the serene vastness of Rancho Grande. The late John Dodge, their father, had once gambled the ranch’s future on an ambitious irrigation system. The system, a tangible testament to his dreams, now faces the threat of destruction as the clock ticks down to a rigid completion deadline set by the ruthless Citrus Valley Association. Failure means foreclosure, a grim fate for the ranch that was intended to bloom under the generous flow of water. Rather than preserving their father’s legacy, Kay and Tom Dodge are swayed by the allure of transforming their inheritance into a lavish pleasure resort for their affluent eastern society friends. This disastrous plan is spurred on by the sly family attorney Emory Benson, a significant stockholder in the Citrus Valley Association. His agenda? To profit enormously if the Dodges fail to meet their obligations. His sinister plan is further fueled by hired henchmen, tasked with the destructive mission of sabotaging the irrigation project. Gene Autry, however, is not one to surrender easily. He's faced with the challenge of not only converting the Dodge's disdain for the west but also battling the cunning Benson, determined to ruin the Dodges financially by ensuring the pipeline, the ranch’s lifeline, is never completed. Woven through with tension and conflict, this saga of the Rancho Grande is a thrilling ride through the rough terrains of ambition, greed, and the struggle to preserve a treasured legacy.

Rancho Grande is a western movie featuring June Storey.

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