| Ride 'Em Cowboy | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Written by | True Boardman John Grant |
| Produced by | Alex Gottlieb |
| Starring | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Dick Foran Anne Gwynne Ella Fitzgerald |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle |
| Edited by | Philip Cahn |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals)[1] |
Ride 'Em Cowboy is a 1942 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Johnny Mack Brown, Ella Fitzgerald (in her first film appearance), Samuel S. Hinds, Douglas Dumbrille, Morris Ankrum, and directed by Arthur Lubin.[2] The film focuses on Abbott and Costello as they play the role of two peanut vendors on the run from their boss. Despite their lack of knowledge in the trade, they get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch. The film is set in the West.
- ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.