A cowboy and his sidekick try to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property.A cowboy and his sidekick try to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property.A cowboy and his sidekick try to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property.
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Herb Jeffries
- Bob Blake
- (as Herbert Jeffrey)
Spencer Williams
- Watson
- (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film received its first telecast Friday 1 December 1939 on New York City's pioneer, and still experimental television station W2XBS. This telecast took place less than a year after its national theatrical release which had taken place in February 1939.
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Herb Jeffrey and his sidekick Dusty come upon a house in time to see some men disappearing in the distance and a possible crime scene within. It seems the men shot the owner in order to steal his radium mine, after which Herb and Dusty inadvertently take jobs working at the villain's ranch.
A typical Saturday matinée western, this time with an all-black cast, Harlem Rides The Range is entertaining enough, with a likable performance by Jeffrey and an amiable cast, as well as some witty dialog and a few good gags.
The music by Jeffrey and The Four Tones is an excellent, credible mix of old-fashioned cowboy singing and 1930's style rhythm and blues/jazz. It alone is more than enough to make this worth watching.
Although not as well-known as Jeffrey's earlier picture The Bronze Buckaroo, it's actually a lot better and a great deal more cohesive in terms of plot.
A typical Saturday matinée western, this time with an all-black cast, Harlem Rides The Range is entertaining enough, with a likable performance by Jeffrey and an amiable cast, as well as some witty dialog and a few good gags.
The music by Jeffrey and The Four Tones is an excellent, credible mix of old-fashioned cowboy singing and 1930's style rhythm and blues/jazz. It alone is more than enough to make this worth watching.
Although not as well-known as Jeffrey's earlier picture The Bronze Buckaroo, it's actually a lot better and a great deal more cohesive in terms of plot.
- FightingWesterner
- Apr 29, 2010
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Details
- Runtime56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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What was the official certification given to Harlem Rides the Range (1939) in the United States?
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