Oh, Susanna! (1936 film)

Oh, Susanna! is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Frances Grant. Written by Oliver Drake, the film is about a cowboy who is robbed and then thrown from a train by an escaped murderer who then takes on the cowboy's identity.

Oh, Susanna!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Kane
Written byOliver Drake
Produced byNat Levine
Starring
CinematographyWilliam Nobles
Edited byLester Orlebeck
Music byHarry Grey (supervisor)
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • August 19, 1936 (1936-08-19) (U.S.)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This film takes its title from the well known minstrel song "Oh! Susanna" by Stephen Foster. The pre-Civil war‘ song’s original racist lyrics have long been omitted, erroneously re-making it as a Western song.

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