The Singing Cowboy

Cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) assumes guardianship of Lou Ann Stevens (Ann Gilles) when she's paralyzed in a secret attack by her father's partner, Martin (Lon Chaney Jr.), that left her father dead. As Martin searches for a gold mine under the Stevens' ranch, Gene struggles to raise money for Lou Ann's surgery by working for a covered wagon coffee company and performing along the trail. Also trying to solve Stevens' murder, Gene runs into trouble with his boss's daughter, Helen (Lois Wilde).