Ride ‘em Cowboy - Abbott and Costello
movie review of Abbott and Costello's Ride 'em Cowboy, co-starring Dick Foran and Ella Fitzgerald
Abbott and Costello’s Ride ‘em Cowboy (1942) starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Foran, Ella Fitzgerald
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star as two peanut vendors at a rodeo show who get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train, which unexpectedly heads west with them still on it. Upon arriving, they get jobs on a dude ranch despite the fact that neither of them knows anything about cowboys, horses, or much else. The scene with Lou Costello attempting to milk a cow is a gem of comedy. Abbott and Costello follow the same formula here as in their previous films, with a romantic subplot and music, provided here by Ella Fitzgerald.
I rate it 4 clowns 
on a 5-clown scale.
Trivia about Abbott and Costello’s Ride ‘em Cowboy:
- The original production plans were delayed in favor of another of Abbott and Costello’s service comedies, Keep ‘Em Flying (1941), which were proving to be huge box office hits for Universal.
- This was the last Abbott and Costello film to be directed by Arthur Lubin. Like their previous collaborations, this became one of the biggest hits of the year.
Posted by Tom Raymond, aka Raynbow on 04/25 at 03:56 PM
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