Bronco Buster (1952)

A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to "teach him the ropes", and winds up competing against him.

Director:

Budd Boetticher

Writers:

Lillie Hayward (screenplay), Peter B. Kyne (story),

Stars:

John Lund, Scott Brady, Joyce Holden

Cast

Cast overview:
John Lund	...	Tom Moody
Scott Brady	...	Bart Eaton
Joyce Holden	...	Judy Bream
Chill Wills	...	Dan Bream
Don Haggerty	...	Dobie Carson
Dan Poore	...	Dick Elliott
Casey Tibbs	...	Rodeo Rider
Pete Crump	...	Rodeo Rider
Bill Williams	...	Rodeo Rider
Jerry Ambler	...	Rodeo Rider
Manuel Enos	...	Rodeo Rider

Storyline

A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to "teach him the ropes", and winds up competing against him.

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Plot Keywords:

rodeo | horse

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Desafio

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In July 1951, Hollywood Reporter reported that Universal had set Budd Boetticher as director of Son of Ali Baba, but replaced him with Kurt Neumann when Boetticher moved over to Bronco Buster.

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Connections

Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Rodeo, Oh!"
Written by Chill Wills

User Reviews

An authentic rodeo movie

My vote is somewhat biased as my Father was in this movie. But, this picture was a fairly accurate depiction of rodeo life in the late 40's early 50's. All of the riding was real and done by my Father and Casey Tibbs including the crazy scene with two bulls in the arena at the same time, anyone with a fair idea of rodeos would realize the craziness of that stunt! The storyline is a familiar one, new guy on the scene looks to old pro for guidance, gets rich and famous, becomes arrogant and then learns his lesson.

The difference between this movie and some of the more modern rodeo movies is the reality factor. The characters are not made out to be "larger than life" Bronco Busters showed what it was like to live the rodeo lifestyle in that era. Cowboys were down to earth, honest and solid people. They were on the road almost all of time going from one rodeo to the next, living out of trailers (sometimes horse trailers) motel rooms etc.. I know this for a fact, I was there.