Down Mexico Way_
"TOPS EVERY OTHER AUTRY HIT - Gene in his most likeable role...more songs...more thrills...more beautiful senoritas...a glamorous screen production that gives the most in entertainment and fun!"
Like 1940's Melody Ranch, the 1941 Gene Autry vehicle Down Mexico Way was designed as a "special", to be promoted separately from Autry's regular B-western series as an A-picture attraction. The story gets under way when a pair of con artists, Gibson (Sidney Blackmer) and Allen (Joe Sawyer), breeze into the town of Sage City claiming to be movie producers. The two scoundrels promise to film a movie in the little burg on the condition that the townsfolk pony up the necessary production fees.
Starring
Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Year context
Down Mexico Way was released 85 years ago in 1941.
Overview
Like 1940's Melody Ranch, the 1941 Gene Autry vehicle Down Mexico Way was designed as a "special", to be promoted separately from Autry's regular B-western s...
Down Mexico Way is a Western, Comedy film with a runtime of 0h 54m.
CAST (14)
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Frog
Fay McKenzie
Maria Elena Alvarado
Harold Huber
Pancho Grande
Sidney Blackmer
Ellery Gibson
Joe Sawyer
Allen
Andrew Tombes
Mayor Tubbs
Murray Alper
Flood
Arthur Loft
Homer Gerard
Duncan Renaldo
Juan
Paul Fix
Henchman Davis
Julian Rivero
Don Carlos Alvarado
RR
Ruth Robinson
Mercedes
TE
Thornton Edwards
Rurale Captain Rodriguez
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Down Mexico Way about?
Like 1940's Melody Ranch, the 1941 Gene Autry vehicle Down Mexico Way was designed as a "special", to be promoted separately from Autry's regular B-western series as an A-picture attraction. The story gets under way when a pair of con artists, Gibson (Sidney Blackmer) and Allen (Joe Sawyer), breeze into the town of Sage City claiming to be movie producers. The two scoundrels promise to film a movie in the little burg on the condition that the townsfolk pony up the necessary production fees.
How long is Down Mexico Way?
Down Mexico Way has a runtime of 54 minutes (0h 54m).
Who stars in Down Mexico Way?
The cast of Down Mexico Way includes Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Harold Huber, Sidney Blackmer.
GENRES (2)
Western
Comedy
