Cowboy Blues

"AN ACTION MUSICAL with THE PLAINSMEN and CAROLINA COTTON!"

1946 1h 2m EN

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8.3

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★8.3IMDB · 33

Western

Synopsis

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Starring Ken Curtis and the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots, this musical Western is really Lady for a Day with a switch in gender. Rotund Guy Kibbee is Dusty Nelson, the handyman at the Bar B dude ranch, whose daughter Susan is arriving with her socialite fiancee, Jerome Winston. Susan believes her father owns the ranch, and to spare Dusty any embarrassment, the Hot Shots, ranch manager Curt Durant and sidekick Big Boy Stover agree to continue the deception.

“AN ACTION MUSICAL with THE PLAINSMEN and CAROLINA COTTON!”

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Cast

Ken Curtis
Curt Durant
Jeff Donnell
Susan Nelson
Guy Kibbee
Dusty Nelson
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Big Boy Stover
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Winston (as Mrs. Uppington)
Mark Roberts
Jerry Winston (as Robert Scott)
Peg La Centra
Lucy Armstrong (as Peg LaCentra)
Carolina Cotton
Carolina Cotton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ray Nazarro
Writers: J. Benton Cheney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ray Nazarro, shot by George F. Kelley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ken Curtis and Jeff Donnell and Guy Kibbee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "AN ACTION MUSICAL with THE PLAINSMEN and CAROLINA COTTON!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ray Nazarro directs. George F. Kelley behind the camera. Jerome Thoms cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ray Nazarro, shot by George F. Kelley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ken Curtis and Jeff Donnell and Guy Kibbee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "AN ACTION MUSICAL with THE PLAINSMEN and CAROLINA COTTON!".
8IMDB entry: tt0038428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.