Rim of the Canyon is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Nan Leslie, and Thurston Hall.

[1] After an accident during a stagecoach race, Gene Autry wanders into a ghost town where he meets local school teacher Ruth Lambert.

Lambert claims to be able to speak with the ghost of Big Tim Hanlon, a wealthy businessman who used to live in the town before it was abandoned.

Aided by an old prospector, the group is able to free Champion and stop the outlaws, but the ghost town is destroyed by fire in the ensuing fight.

Hanlon disappears into the night while Autry and Lambert head back to civilization.