Barbed Wire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Written by	Gerald Geraghty
Produced by	Armand Schaefer
Starring	Gene Autry Anne James William Fawcett
Cinematography	William Bradford
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 25, 1952 (1952-07-25) (USA)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$58,874.36[1]

Barbed Wire is a 1952 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry, Anne James, and William Fawcett. Written by Gerald Geraghty, the film is about a cattle buyer who goes to Texas to investigate why the cattle trails to Kansas are blocked.^[2]

Plot

A cattle buyer, a federal agent, and a newswoman become involved in a railroad plot against the backdrop of a rancher vs. homesteader war.

Cast

• Gene Autry as Gene Autry
• Anne James as Gay Kendall
• Pat Buttram as "Buckeye" Buttram
• Leonard Penn as Steve Ruttledge
• William Fawcett as John S. 'Uncle John' Copeland
• Michael Vallon as Homesteader August Gormley^[3]

Production

Filming and budget

Barbed Wire was filmed December 10–20, 1951. The film had an operating budget of $58,874.36 (equal to $663,767 today).^[1]

Filming locations

• Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
• Pioneertown, California, USA^[4]

Soundtrack

• "Mexicali Rose" (Jack Tenney, Helen Stone) by Gene Autry
• "Old Buckaroo" by Gene Autry^[5]