Join us as we celebrate our museum founder! Enjoy a film screening of Melody Ranch starring Gene Autry presented by Gene Autry Consultant Karla Buhlman, former President of Gene Autry Entertainment and Director of the Gene Autry Music Group; attend a docent-led Gene Autry themed tour of the galleries; and receive discounts on Gene Autry merchandise at the Museum Store. Wear your favorite cowboy boots or cowboy hat and receive a vintage Gene Autry gift at check-in!
10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Special Gene Autry discounts in Museum Store
10:30 a.m. | Docent-led Gene Autry Birthday Tour
12 p.m. | Docent-led Gene Autry Birthday Tour
2 p.m. | Melody Ranch screening presented by Karla Buhlman in the Autry Theater
Melody Ranch (1940)
Lawlessness runs rampant in Gene's hometown of Torpedo until the movie and radio cowboy star returns as Honorary Sheriff for a Frontier Days celebration and cleans up the town. Showcasing classics like "We Never Dream the Same Dream Twice" and its title song, and featuring Jimmy Durante and Ann Miller, this musical was Gene's biggest theatrical production when it was released November 15, 1940. Melody Ranch was selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry in 2002.