Gene Autry Sheriff Gene Autry Actor Pat Buttram Deputy Pat Buttram Actor Wendy Waldron Lorna Evans Guest Star Lyle Talbot George Evans Guest Star William Fawcett Old John Turner Guest Star Lane Chandler Reverend Parker Guest Star Harry Lauter Jim Lear Guest Star Tom Tyler Slender Thug in the White Hat Guest Star George Slocum Hefty, Unshaven Thug Guest Star Larry Hudson Thug in black hat Guest Star George Archainbaud Director Dorrell McGowan Writer Stuart E. McGowan Writer