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Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942 · 86 min

A breezy, silly romp of slapstick gags and cowboy songs that asks nothing but a smile.

Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Foran
Tagline
They'd make a horse LAUGH!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Foran
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Johnny Mack Brown, Judd McMichael, Ted McMichael, Joe McMichael
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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