Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy
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1941
1h 26m
5.9(25 votes)
Comedy
Western

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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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

55 members
Acting

Bud Abbott

Duke

Bud Abbott
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Lou Costello

Willoughby

Lou Costello
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Dick Foran

Bronco Bob Mitchell

Dick Foran
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Anne Gwynne

Anne Shaw

Anne Gwynne
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Johnny Mack Brown

Alabam' Brewster

Johnny Mack Brown
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Judd McMichael

Tom

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Ted McMichael

Harry

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Joe McMichael

Dick

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Mary Lou Cook

Dotty Davis

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ruby

Ella Fitzgerald
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Samuel S. Hinds

Sam Shaw

Samuel S. Hinds
Acting

Douglass Dumbrille

Jake Rainwater

Douglass Dumbrille
Acting

Morris Ankrum

Ace Anderson

Morris Ankrum
Acting

Bob Baker

Ranch Cowhand Driving Bus (uncredited)

Bob Baker
Acting

Hank Bell

Napping Cowpoke with Rake (uncredited)

Hank Bell
Acting

Brooks Benedict

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Acting

Wade Boteler

Rodeo Manager (uncredited)

Wade Boteler
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Linda Brent

Sunbeam (uncredited)

Linda Brent
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Carmella Cansino

Indian Girl #1 (uncredited)

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Iron Eyes Cody

Indian (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody
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Dean Collins

Dancer (uncredited)

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Harry Cording

Poker Player (uncredited)

Harry Cording
Acting

Maurice Costello

Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)

Maurice Costello
Acting

Dorothy Dandridge

Dancer (uncredited)

Dorothy Dandridge
Directing

Harold Daniels

Reporter (uncredited)

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Boyd Davis

Doctor (uncredited)

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Curley Dresden

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

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Tex Driscoll

Dancer (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll
Acting

Eddie Dunn

Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn
Acting

James Flavin

Railroad Detective #2 (uncredited)

James Flavin
Acting

Sam Garrett

Rider / Roper (uncredited)

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Jody Gilbert

Moonbeam (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Cowhand Sitting on Train (uncredited)

Eddie Hall
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Tom Hanlon

Rodeo Announcer #2 (uncredited)

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Russell Hicks

Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)

Russell Hicks
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Joseph La Cava

Poker Player (uncredited)

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Charles Lane

Martin Manning (uncredited)

Charles Lane
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Richard Lane

Pete Conway (uncredited)

Richard Lane
Acting

Kathryn Marlowe

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jewel McGowan

Dancer (uncredited)

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Ivan Miller

Doctor at Rodeo (uncredited)

Ivan Miller
Acting

Harry Monty

Midget in Pool (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

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Tex Palmer

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

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Edward Peil Sr.

Minor Role (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.
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Ralph Peters

Henchman #1 (uncredited)

Ralph Peters
Acting

Isabel Randolph

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Isabel Randolph
Acting

Sherman Sanders

Square-Dance Caller (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Acting

James Seay

Jack - Ranger Captain (uncredited)

James Seay
Acting

Harry Strang

Ranger (uncredited)

Harry Strang
Acting

Lee Sunrise

Indian Girl #2 (uncredited)

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Acting

Arthur Tovey

Dancer (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Acting

Chief Yowlachie

Chief Tomahawk (uncredited)

Chief Yowlachie
Acting

Al Thompson

Napping Station Agent (uncredited)

Al Thompson

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