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Ride 'em, Cowgirl
“THE NEW SONGBIRD OF THE RANGE IN A WESTERN PICTURE THAT'S DIFFERENT”
7.5 / 10• 1939• 53m•NR• English
MusicWestern
Storyline
Sandy Doyle, gambler and political chief of a small border town, seeks to gain control of the Bar-X Ranch, owned by Rufe Rickson, to further some undercover activities of his own. He counts on Rickson's inability to stay away from gambling as the means to his ultimate success. Government investigator Oliver Shea and his assistant, Dan Haggerty, start a fight in Doyle's place when they see Rickson being cheated and are invited to the Bar-X where Oliver and Helen Rickson, Rufe's daughter, discover interest in each other and Dan finds himself pursued by Bell, the ranch cook. Sheriff Larson brings the prize money for the $5,000 race of the Rodeo Association, and that night it is stolen.
Cast & Crew
Dorothy Page
Helen Rickson
Lead
Vince Barnett
Dan Haggerty
Milton Frome
Oliver Shea
LM
Lynn Mayberry
Belle
Frank Ellis
Sheriff Larson
Joseph W. Girard
'Ruf' Rickson
MM
Merrill McCormick
Deputy Sheriff
HR
Harrington Reynolds
Sandy Doyle
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Samuel Diege's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ride 'em, Cowgirl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
