---
title: 'Ridin'' on a Rainbow (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lew Landers'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Western'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ridin-on-a-rainbow-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034106/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)

1941 · 79 min · Western, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Ridin' on a Rainbow is a 1941 American western musical film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Mary Lee. Written by Bradford Ropes and Doris Malloy, based on a story by Ropes, the film is about a singing cowboy whose investigation of a bank robbery takes him to a showboat, where he finds that a teenage singer's father has been working with the robbers to provide for her future. The film received an Academy Award nomination for best original song for "Be Honest with Me".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lew Landers](https://cinepixo.com/people/lew-landers)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raoul Kraushaar](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-kraushaar)
- **Producer:** [Harry Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-grey)

## Cast

- [Gene Autry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-autry)
- [Smiley Burnette](https://cinepixo.com/people/smiley-burnette)

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