In the 1949 movie, starring Gene Autry, titled 'Riders in the Sky'. Autry had a world wide smash with the song in that year, and the movie was rushed out to cash in on it. The song is sung over the opening credits, as an old man is dying, and again at the end credits.
Oct 28 2001, 8:40 PM
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Did you know it was also used in the film 'Three Businessmen' and sung by Debbie Harry?
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