Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jean Arthur | ... | Molly J. Truesdale | |
John Wayne | ... | Duke Hudkins | |
Charles Winninger | ... | Waco | |
Phil Silvers | ... | Smiley Lambert | |
Mary Field | ... | Florrie Bendix | |
Don Costello | ... | Drunk | |
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John Philliber | ... | Storekeeper |
Grady Sutton | ... | Malcolm Scott | |
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Jean Stevens | ... | 'Jitterbug' (as Peggy Carroll) |
Grant Withers | ... | Bob Hastings | |
Hans Conried | ... | Gregg Stone | |
Ariel Heath | ... | Flossie | |
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Sugar Geise | ... | Linda Belle |
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Joan Blair | ... | Lilly |
Tom Fadden | ... | Mullen |
A New York bank clerk,Mollie Truesdale (Jean Arthur), in the late 1930s, finds that her cherished dream of making a 17-day all-expenses-paid bus trip to the Pacific Coast and back, isn't all she thought it would be...until she reaches Oregon and a bucking broncho tosses a rodeo performer on top of her and knocks her flat. Duke Hudkins (John Wayne), by way of apology, shows her the sights of Fairfield, Oregon, and she misses her bus, quarrels with the bewildered Duke, hitchhikes across a lot of desert...and a romance is born. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
This is a funny and enjoyable movie. Jean Arthur plays Molly Truesdale, a young woman that needs a break from her job and the pursuit of three fellows wanting her companionship. She signs up for a fourteen day bus trip west. The vacation gets interesting when she meets a cowboy at a rodeo. That cowboy is Duke Hudkins (John Wayne), who is smitten with her coy flirtations. There is a magical interaction between Arthur and Wayne that seems to make the black and white film glow.
Phil Silvers plays the tour bus guide. The cowboy's side kick, Waco, is played by Charles Winninger. Also in the cast is Mary Field and Jean Stevens.