This remake of a COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN (1938) features Carson and Morgan as a low-level song-and-dance team who find themselves stuck on a Texas dude ranch. A variety of hijinks ensues, including jail, rodeos, and romance, the latter coming in the form of Edwards and Malone. There's also
some business with Tucker, a nefarious hood whom the would-be cowboys end up forcing off the ranch. This spoof of western formulas has some wonderfully witty moments, scripted by Billy Wilder's regular collaborator, Diamond. One enjoyable sequence cuts back and forth between Carson and Morgan, and
Edwards and Malone, as the four prepare for bed in gender separated rooms. Also includ...
Released:
1948
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins