Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
85 or 87 mins | Comedy | 31 July 1936
Director:
Norman TaurogProducer:
Benjamin GlazerCinematographer:
Karl StrussEditor:
Ellsworth HoaglandProduction Designers:
Hans Dreier, Robert UsherProduction Company:
Paramount Productions, Inc.According to a 4 Oct 1935 HR news item, the rodeo sequences in this film were shot at Madison Square Garden, New York. This film marked the screen debut of Martha Raye. Bob Burns, a bazooka player from Van Buren, Arkansas, was a radio star and made a hit out of the title song, "Rhythm on the Range," at the time of this film's release. A contemporary source says the film's first premiere sold out within twenty-four hours when Burns was announced as a guest of honor. The FD review calls Raye a "female Joe E. Brown," stating, "with proper material and handling, [she] should go far." Scenarist John C. Moffitt went on leave from the Kansas City Star to write this film. A news item in HR on 30 Jan 1936 states that Paramount wanted Merle Oberon to star with Bing Crosby in the film and was negotiating with Samuel Goldwyn to borrow the actress; the negotiations apparently fell through. Although this film was not technically billed as a musical, ads boasted that it contained seven "hit songs." This film was remade by Paramount in 1956 as Pardners, directed by Norman Taurog and starring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Agnes Moorehead. ...
According to a 4 Oct 1935 HR news item, the rodeo sequences in this film were shot at Madison Square Garden, New York. This film marked the screen debut of Martha Raye. Bob Burns, a bazooka player from Van Buren, Arkansas, was a radio star and made a hit out of the title song, "Rhythm on the Range," at the time of this film's release. A contemporary source says the film's first premiere sold out within twenty-four hours when Burns was announced as a guest of honor. The FD review calls Raye a "female Joe E. Brown," stating, "with proper material and handling, [she] should go far." Scenarist John C. Moffitt went on leave from the Kansas City Star to write this film. A news item in HR on 30 Jan 1936 states that Paramount wanted Merle Oberon to star with Bing Crosby in the film and was negotiating with Samuel Goldwyn to borrow the actress; the negotiations apparently fell through. Although this film was not technically billed as a musical, ads boasted that it contained seven "hit songs." This film was remade by Paramount in 1956 as Pardners, directed by Norman Taurog and starring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Agnes Moorehead.
When ranch owner Penelope "Penny" Ryland arrives in New York for a rodeo contest at Madison Square Garden, she convinces her wealthy niece, Doris Halloway, not to marry a man she does not love. Hoping to rid herself of her father's Park Avenue lifestyle, Doris secretly hops Penny's train headed West and finds herself in the boxcar of cowboy and crooner Jeff Larrabee and his prized bull "Cuddles." Although they quarrel, Doris quickly becomes infatuated with Jeff and tells him she is Lois Hall, an unemployed cook. When Doris gives Shorty, a passenger on the train, a telegram for her banker father Robert, Shorty and his gangster friends scheme to take Doris hostage. Meanwhile, Doris and Jeff get left off the train after Doris, wearing a red scarf, is chased by Cuddles. Making their way West camping out of an old car, Doris and Jeff are nearly discovered by the gangsters, but finally arrive at Jeff's home in Green Pastures, Arizona. There, they find Jeff's partner Buck with Macy's salesgirl Emma Mazda, who has come to Frying Pan Ranch to meet her brother Gopher. The next day, Doris confesses her love for Jeff to Buck, who advises her to marry him before telling him who she really is. Later, when Buck and Emma announce their engagement, Buck needles Jeff into proposing to Doris. While the couples celebrate, Penny and Robert arrive by plane, having posted a reward of $5,000 for Doris' return. Finding her engaged to Jeff, Penny accuses him of being a fortune hunter, and Jeff, finally realizing Doris' true identity, leaves on his horse. Doris then offers the gangsters $5,000 ...
When ranch owner Penelope "Penny" Ryland arrives in New York for a rodeo contest at Madison Square Garden, she convinces her wealthy niece, Doris Halloway, not to marry a man she does not love. Hoping to rid herself of her father's Park Avenue lifestyle, Doris secretly hops Penny's train headed West and finds herself in the boxcar of cowboy and crooner Jeff Larrabee and his prized bull "Cuddles." Although they quarrel, Doris quickly becomes infatuated with Jeff and tells him she is Lois Hall, an unemployed cook. When Doris gives Shorty, a passenger on the train, a telegram for her banker father Robert, Shorty and his gangster friends scheme to take Doris hostage. Meanwhile, Doris and Jeff get left off the train after Doris, wearing a red scarf, is chased by Cuddles. Making their way West camping out of an old car, Doris and Jeff are nearly discovered by the gangsters, but finally arrive at Jeff's home in Green Pastures, Arizona. There, they find Jeff's partner Buck with Macy's salesgirl Emma Mazda, who has come to Frying Pan Ranch to meet her brother Gopher. The next day, Doris confesses her love for Jeff to Buck, who advises her to marry him before telling him who she really is. Later, when Buck and Emma announce their engagement, Buck needles Jeff into proposing to Doris. While the couples celebrate, Penny and Robert arrive by plane, having posted a reward of $5,000 for Doris' return. Finding her engaged to Jeff, Penny accuses him of being a fortune hunter, and Jeff, finally realizing Doris' true identity, leaves on his horse. Doris then offers the gangsters $5,000 to catch Jeff, and the couple is reconciled.
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