Song of Old Wyoming

Song of Old Wyoming
Directed byRobert Emmett Tansey
Written by
Produced byRobert Emmett Tansey
Starring
CinematographyMarcel Le Picard
Edited byHugh Winn
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • 12 October 1945 (1945-10-12)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Sarah Padden, Eddie Dean, and Lash LaRue in Song of Old Wyoming (1945).

Song of Old Wyoming is a 1945 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey, written by Frances Kavanaugh from a story by Tansey. It was shot in Cinecolor and released by Producers Releasing Corporation. Western star Lash LaRue debuted in this film playing the Cheyenne Kid (Eddie Dean's sidekick in the film).

Plot

The film's story concerns Wyoming statehood, or "the fight of the lawless crowd to keep the territory from becoming a state and the determined fight of the decent element" to achieve statehood, with "action, romance and thrills" in a scenic Western setting.[1]

Cast

Soundtrack

  • Eddie Dean – "Hills of Old Wyoming" (Written by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin)
  • Eddie Dean – "My Herdin' Song" (Written by Eddie Dean and Milt Mabie)
  • Eddie Dean – "Wild Prairie Rose" (Written by Eddie Dean and Carl Hoefle)

Reception

Wanda Hale of the New York Daily News called Song of Old Wyoming "a good, lusty, old-fashioned Western melodrama enhanced by soft, natural-color photography."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Song of Old Wyoming' Introduces New Singing Star". The Owensboro Messenger. May 19, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved August 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Hale, Wanda (April 3, 1946). "Western and Thriller at New York Theatre". Daily News. p. 241. Retrieved August 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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