Ride 'Em Cowboy
Seen it?1942 | 86 min | Comedy, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or City Slickers, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arthur Lubin
- Bud AbbottDuke
- Lou CostelloWilloughby
- Dick ForanBronco Bob Mitchell
- Anne GwynneAnne Shaw
- Johnny Mack BrownAlabam' Brewster
- Judd McMichaelTom
- Ted McMichaelHarry
- Joe McMichaelDick
- Mary Lou CookDotty Davis
- Ella FitzgeraldRuby