Legendary movie studio Republic Pictures, best known for their westerns, and for developing the careers and star-status of John Wayne and Gene Autry, is celebrating 75 years in the business. Founded in 1935 by Herbert J Yates, a longtime investor in film and movie properties, the studio which also specialized in movie serials and B-films, launched the careers of future cowboy icons Rex Allen and Roy Rogers. Notable Republic Pictures include ‘Under Western Stars’ (1938), Flying Tigers’ (1942), ‘Macbeth’ (1948) and ‘Sands of Iwo Jima’ (1954). To salute the legendary Republic Pictures on its 75th anniversary, there will be a free celebration on September 25th from 11-5p at the former Republic Studios lot, CBS Studio Center, 4204 Radford Ave., Studio City, CA 91604. Stars such as Adrian Booth, Anne Jeffreys, Ann Rutherford, and Peggy Stewart are slated to attend. It will be a fun day of Republic Film screenings, live performances of swing and western music, entertainment by gun spinners, cowboy poets and much memorabilia. This will be fantastic. Take the whole family. Pictured here are Gene Autry and Peggy Stewart in an off camera shot from “Trail to San Antone,” courtesy of one of Republic’s original press secretary’s. Amazing.