Melody Ranch - Southwestern town on the western adventure THE GENE AUTRY SHOW/CBS/1950-56. Melody Ranch was the headquarters for singing cowboy Gene Autry and his sidekick Pat Buttram who fought injustice on the range. The actual ranch (now surrounded by modern homes) is located on Oak Creek Avenue at Placeritos Boulevard, north of Placerita Canyon Road in Newhall, California. The Melody Ranch served as the site of numerous western movies produced from the 1930s through the 1950s.