Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos (1941)

Cliff Edwards and his musical cowhands run a dude ranch that isn't doing too well. When they hear a few easterners are coming out, they spruce up everything to make a good impression. When ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Writer:

Nat Hiken (original screenplay)

Stars:

Cliff Edwards, Mildred Coles, Vera Lewis

Cast

Cast overview:
Cliff Edwards	...	Himself

Storyline

Cliff Edwards and his musical cowhands run a dude ranch that isn't doing too well. When they hear a few easterners are coming out, they spruce up everything to make a good impression. When a pretty girl arrives, Cliff and his boys serenade her, and Cliff thinks he has finally met an heiress.

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Plot Keywords:

cowboy | dude ranch | singing | bunkhouse | singing cowboy | 

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Genres:

Western | Short | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 March 1941 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vitaphone production reel #26A.

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Soundtracks

"Sing 'Home on the Range'"
(uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Jack Scholl
Sung by Cliff Edwards and his band

User Reviews

Jiminy Cricket, What A Boring Short

Fairly harmless, and practically script-less, nonsense about a group of men who dress up as gay cowboys and sing silly country/western songs on a dude ranch. Not much more than a 10 minute, black and white music video of 1930's country tunes.

Disney fans will instantly recognize Cliff Edwards' voice as that of Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio. It's understandable that he sang and did voice work, as poor Cliff was not very easy on the eyes. He ended life penniless and the Disney Company wound up paying for his grave marker.

Inoffensive short has nothing to really recommend it, but it shows up from time to time as a TCM space filler.