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The Kid from Texas

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
153
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Dennis O'Keefe and Florence Rice in The Kid from Texas (1939)
A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.
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A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo, finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo, finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo, finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.

  • Director
    • S. Sylvan Simon
  • Writers
    • Florence Ryerson
    • Albert Mannheimer
    • Edgar Allan Woolf
  • Stars
    • Dennis O'Keefe
    • Florence Rice
    • John Hubbard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    153
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Writers
      • Florence Ryerson
      • Albert Mannheimer
      • Edgar Allan Woolf
    • Stars
      • Dennis O'Keefe
      • Florence Rice
      • John Hubbard
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    • William Quincy
    Florence Rice
    Florence Rice
    • Margo Thomas
    John Hubbard
    John Hubbard
    • Bertie Thomas
    • (as Anthony Allan)
    Jessie Ralph
    Jessie Ralph
    • Aunt Minetta
    Buddy Ebsen
    Buddy Ebsen
    • 'Snifty'
    Virginia Dale
    Virginia Dale
    • 'Okay' Kinney
    Robert Wilcox
    Robert Wilcox
    • 'Duke' Hastings
    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Stanley Brown
    Helen Lynd
    Helen Lynd
    • Mabel
    J.M. Kerrigan
    J.M. Kerrigan
    • Farr
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    • Adam Lambert
    Rex 'Snowy' Baker
    • Polo Match Umpire
    • (uncredited)
    Harry C. Bradley
    Harry C. Bradley
    • Appleby - on Telephone
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    • Yacht Captain Babcock
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers
    • (uncredited)
    Iron Eyes Cody
    Iron Eyes Cody
    • Wild West Show Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Corbett
    Ben Corbett
    • Wild West Show Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Corey
    Jim Corey
    • Texas Cowhand
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Writers
      • Florence Ryerson
      • Albert Mannheimer
      • Edgar Allan Woolf
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This film received its initial television presentation in both Chicago and Altoona Tuesday 2 April 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2) and on WFBG (Channel 10), followed by Philadelphia 23 April 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), by San Antonio 4 May 1957 on WOAI (Channel 4), by Memphis 19 July 1957 on WHBQ (Channel 13), by Baltimore 30 September 1957 on WJZ (Channel 13), by Durham NC 7 November on WTVD (Channel 11), by New Haven CT 10 November 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), by Hartford CT 13 December 1957 on WHCT (Channel18), by Cincinnati 25 December 1957 on WLW-T (Channel 5), by Honolulu 5 January 1958 on KHVH (Channel 13), by Miami 31 January 1958 on WCKT (Channel 7), and on the West Coast by Los Angeles 12 February 1958 on KTTV (Channel 11), and by San Francisco 28 June 1958 on KGO (Channel 7). In New York City, it's earliest documented telecast took place 11 November 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2).
    • Goofs
      The 1939 US actor's attempt at a British (English) accent is silly. "I'll be white-ting.
    • Quotes

      Aunt Minetta: Hello, Eva! Is that a hat or a mouse-trap?

    • Soundtracks
      Right in the Middle of Texas
      (1939)
      Music by Ormond Ruthven
      Lyrics by Milton Merlin and Albert Mannheimer
      Played on guitar and sung by Dennis O'Keefe (uncredited)
      Reprised on guitar and sung by Buddy Ebsen (uncredited)
      Sung a cappella by Dennis O'Keefe (uncredited)
      Sung a cappella by Florence Rice (uncredited)
      Played by the show band and danced by Buddy Ebsen (uncredited)
      Played as background music often

    User reviews5

    Featured review
    6/10

    Typical B movie for the second feature---

    ---of a double or triple bill during the studio era. Pleasant enough to watch with your popcorn. Older viewers like me remember it well.

    Dennis O'Keefe is a loud mouthed braggart who has trained a paint cow-pony to play polo Texas style. The horse only obeys him and when some easterners come to the ranch to buy ponies for their polo teem, it is a deal to have the rider and the pony as a team, if O'Keefe can make his own way back east.

    Our hero gets into much trouble with the sister of the buyer and continually has disasters, like dunking her in the lake etc. Not extremely funny, but not horrible, except for the attitudes toward women. But that was then, this is now; and this was one of O'Keefe's early roles playing a bumbling fellow, which in later films he perfected. Jack Carson and Buddy Ebson provide some humorous moments. 6/10
    • Ishallwearpurple
    • Mar 13, 2004
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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cavaleiro Errante
    • Filming locations
      • Will Rogers Polo Field, Pacific Palisades, California, USA(Photographs)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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