The previous comment about the music in this movie is wrong. The music is performed by Ray Whitley, and there's a fascinating story behind it -- Whitley was contracted at the studio at the time, and received a phone call at 5:00 am from the producer to show up at the lot for filming. He told his wife, "Well, I'm back in the saddle again!" Then he also mentioned that the producer asked him to write a song to perform in the movie. His wife told him, "Well, you've got a title for one right there."
He immediately penned the song "Back in the Saddle Again," sang it in the movie (that same day), then later on, Gene Autry heard it, got together with Ray, made some slight changes and used it in his 1939 movie "Rovin' Tumbleweeds." Autry made it his theme song and became so identified with the song, people assume it's him singing it even when it isn't. Ray Whitley was a talented screen performer who was under-utilized by the studios.
He immediately penned the song "Back in the Saddle Again," sang it in the movie (that same day), then later on, Gene Autry heard it, got together with Ray, made some slight changes and used it in his 1939 movie "Rovin' Tumbleweeds." Autry made it his theme song and became so identified with the song, people assume it's him singing it even when it isn't. Ray Whitley was a talented screen performer who was under-utilized by the studios.