Ride 'Em Cowboy

They'd make a horse LAUGH!

5.9
19411h 26m

Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch, despite the fact that neither of them knows anything about cowboys, horses, or anything else.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Ride 'Em Cowboy Official Trailer #1 - Lou Costello Movie (1942) HD

Ride 'Em Cowboy Official Trailer #1 - Lou Costello Movie (1942) HD

Cast

Photo of Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Willoughby

Photo of Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Bronco Bob Mitchell

Photo of Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Anne Shaw

Photo of Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Alabam' Brewster

Photo of Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Jake Rainwater

Photo of Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Ace Anderson

Photo of Bob Baker

Bob Baker

Ranch Cowhand Driving Bus (uncredited)

Photo of Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Napping Cowpoke with Rake (uncredited)

Photo of Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Photo of Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Rodeo Manager (uncredited)

Photo of Linda Brent

Linda Brent

Sunbeam (uncredited)

Photo of Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian (uncredited)

Photo of Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Poker Player (uncredited)

Photo of Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello

Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)

Photo of Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Dancer (uncredited)

Photo of Tex Driscoll

Tex Driscoll

Dancer (uncredited)

Photo of Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)

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Reviews

J

John Chard

7/10

The boys own Way Out West?

Well obviously not close to that brilliant offering from Stan & Ollie, but this is a nice genre attempt from Bud & Lou.

The guys here are peanut vendors at a rodeo show, after accidentally burning their boss's foot they hide away on a train heading west. They end up at the Lazy S ranch and get work despite the fact that they clearly have no idea what they are letting themselves into.

That's as much as you need to know really, there is the usual mix up of songs, love interest, and pure mania that goes with the decent films from the boys considerably large CV. A running plot strand of the guys on the run from Indian's because Lou has accidentally got engaged to a squaw, makes for some great and humorous scenes, but the stand out sequence takes place at a swimming pool, wonderfully funny part of the film. The film isn't really one to win new fans to the comedic talent of the pair because the running time could be too long for some with this brand of humour, but for those already converted, the film sits nicely up at the top with the best of their work.

A-ticket, a-tasket, a green and yellow basket! 7/10

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