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Born Reckless

  • 1958
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
235
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Jeff Richards and Mamie Van Doren in Born Reckless (1958)
Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous sports writer after her saloon song, and they travel together.
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Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous sports writ... Read allRider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous sports writer after her saloon song, and they travel together. Jackie begins falling in love with Kel... Read allRider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous sports writer after her saloon song, and they travel together. Jackie begins falling in love with Kelly, but he doesn't seem to notice as he continues to risk life and limb for his dream, occ... Read all

  • Director
    • Howard W. Koch
  • Writers
    • Richard H. Landau
    • Aubrey Schenck
  • Stars
    • Mamie Van Doren
    • Jeff Richards
    • Arthur Hunnicutt
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    235
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Howard W. Koch
    • Writers
      • Richard H. Landau
      • Aubrey Schenck
    • Stars
      • Mamie Van Doren
      • Jeff Richards
      • Arthur Hunnicutt
    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Mamie Van Doren
    Mamie Van Doren
    • Jackie Adams
    Jeff Richards
    Jeff Richards
    • Kelly Cobb
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    • Cool Man
    Carol Ohmart
    Carol Ohmart
    • Liz
    Tom Duggan
    • Mark Wilson
    Nacho Galindo
    Nacho Galindo
    • Papa Gomez
    Allegra Varron
    • Mama Gomez
    Jim Canino
    Jim Canino
    • Jose
    Karen Welch
    • Dolores
    • (as Jovon Monteid)
    Orlando Rodriguez
    • Manuel
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Okie
    • (as Donald Barry)
    Jack Lomas
    • Mayor
    • (as Jack Loomis)
    Asa Maynor
    Asa Maynor
    • Trailer Camp Girl
    Jeanne Carmen
    Jeanne Carmen
    • Rodeo Girl
    Doye O'Dell
    Doye O'Dell
    • Rodeo Official
    Ann Staunton
    Ann Staunton
    • Eve Tuttle
    Ed Hinton
    • Spade
    Ray Beltram
    • Grandfather
    • Director
      • Howard W. Koch
    • Writers
      • Richard H. Landau
      • Aubrey Schenck
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    • Trivia
      In December 1957, director Howard W. Koch ordered a trainer to deliver "one mean bull" to the set. A huge Brahma bull was delivered, which promptly broke through a chain link fence and pushed in the side of Koch's brand new convertible which was parked nearby.
    • Goofs
      Jackie takes a drumstick and starts beating out a rhythm on the cymbal to start "Separate the Men from the Boys", then passes the drumstick to drummer as she proceeds to sing. Three hits on the cymbal are heard while they're passing the stick.
    • Quotes

      Mark Wilson: You ride, you rope, you sing, you've got more talent than I thought. Anything else?

      Jackie Adams: All right, I give up. You can let go now.

      Mark Wilson: Now, Jackie, that's out of character. You could win top prize money with me anytime, anyplace.

    • Crazy credits
      In suggestion of "Reckless" in the title, throughout the opening credits, occasional letters are misaligned or tilted at irregular angles. Particularly, the letter O is often, but non-always, tilted as though italicized or crammed between adjacent letters as if in afterthought.
    • Connections
      Featured in Alcatraz: Johnny McKee (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Born Reckless
      Written by Buddy Bregman and Stanley Styne

      Performed by Johnny Olenn and His Group

    User reviews13

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    2/10
    Mamie separates the Men from the Boys...all while playing hard-to-get
    Amateur night at the rodeo. As barroom singer Jackie Adams, sort of a fashion-plate cowgirl (her western hat tilted to one side), Mamie Van Doren is dressed to kill, peroxided and puckered for a kiss that never comes. This lady knows her way around a photogenic pose but, unfortunately, she has no personality; when asking someone a simple question, she squints her eyes and quivers her lips as if trying to comprehend the theory of relativity. Van Doren is so stilted on-screen that she's hardly even a presence, yet the drooling cowboys in her path don't seem to notice. Mamie hitches up with a hunky rodeo cowboy and his grizzled cohort, but the so-called screenplay isn't interested in the (often crooked) rodeo circuit. What the filmmakers really want to do is get their sexy starlet into compromising positions (which she then squirms her way out of). Joseph F. Biroc's cinematography is compromised by poor stock shots of rodeo crowds (which must have pained him), and every performance leans toward the extreme: extremely wooden or extremely hammy. Either way, the picture is extremely awful. * from ****
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    • Release date
      • November 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La chica del rodeo
    • Filming locations
      • Saugus, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Aubrey Schenck Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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