By Vlad Zakh · April 15, 2026
Smiley Burnette brought a round-faced, musical comic presence to Hollywood Westerns and became Gene Autry’s best-loved sidekick and a singing cowboy star in his own right. Tumbling Tumbleweeds and The Phantom Empire are early Autry films, Red River Valley helps farmers finish an irrigation project, Melody Trail saves a rancher’s daughter’s ranch, Under Western Stars fights for water rights, and Dick Tracy battles a mad scientist’s gang.
01 Smiley Burnette features in this Roy Rogers western about a newly elected congressman who fights to secure water rights for drought-stricken frontier ranchers.
Directed by Joseph Kane · 1h 05m · Rated NR
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02 Smiley Burnette is in this serial about a determined detective who battles a mad scientist's gang of criminals terrorising the city.
Directed by Ray Taylor & Alan James · 4h 50m · Rated NR
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03 Smiley Burnette appears in this Gene Autry western about a singing cowboy who helps struggling farmers secure funding to complete a vital irrigation project.
Directed by B. Reeves Eason · 0h 57m · Rated NR
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04 Smiley Burnette features in this Gene Autry western about a rodeo singer who helps a rancher's daughter save her family's ranch from a scheming foreman.
Directed by Joseph Kane · 1h 02m · Rated NR
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Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
05 Smiley Burnette features in this Gene Autry western about a singing cowboy who helps clear his father's name in an old, unsolved cattle rustling case.
Directed by Joseph Kane · 1h 01m · Rated NR
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06 Smiley Burnette is in this Gene Autry serial about a singing cowboy who discovers a hidden underground civilisation threatening his radio ranch above.
Directed by B. Reeves Eason & Otto Brower · 4h 05m · Rated NR
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