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Buck Benny Rides Again

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
382
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Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, and Ellen Drew in Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
AdventureComedyMusicMysteryWestern

Jack Benny (as himself) tries to make good his fictitious boasts about roughing it in Nevada, in a spoof of Western cliches.Jack Benny (as himself) tries to make good his fictitious boasts about roughing it in Nevada, in a spoof of Western cliches.Jack Benny (as himself) tries to make good his fictitious boasts about roughing it in Nevada, in a spoof of Western cliches.

  • Director
    • Mark Sandrich
  • Writers
    • William Morrow
    • Edmund Beloin
    • Zion Myers
  • Stars
    • Jack Benny
    • Ellen Drew
    • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    382
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Sandrich
    • Writers
      • William Morrow
      • Edmund Beloin
      • Zion Myers
    • Stars
      • Jack Benny
      • Ellen Drew
      • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • 10User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Jack Benny
    Jack Benny
    • Jack Benny
    Ellen Drew
    Ellen Drew
    • Joan Cameron
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Rochester Van Jones
    • (as Rochester)
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Andy Devine
    Phil Harris
    Phil Harris
    • Phil Harris
    Dennis Day
    Dennis Day
    • Dennis Day
    Virginia Dale
    Virginia Dale
    • Virginia
    Lillian Cornell
    Lillian Cornell
    • Peggy
    Theresa Harris
    Theresa Harris
    • Josephine
    Kay Linaker
    Kay Linaker
    • Brenda Tracy
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • First Outlaw
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Second Outlaw
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Charlie Graham
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Taxi Driver
    Merriel Abbott Dancers
    • Dancers: Indian Adagio and Acrobatic Routines
    Don Wilson
    Don Wilson
    • Don Wilson
    Fred Allen
    Fred Allen
    • Fred Allen
    • (voice)
    Mary Livingstone
    • Mary Livingstone
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Mark Sandrich
    • Writers
      • William Morrow
      • Edmund Beloin
      • Zion Myers
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    • Trivia
      In an interview, Kay Linaker related how the film crew had to pick Jack Benny up and place him on his horse as he didn't know how to mount or ride horses. Kay and Jack also filmed the runaway scene by trotting their horses a few feet and then their doubles would take over. When the director shouted for action, Andy Devine's horse bit Kay's horse and caused it to run away. In the ensuing chaos, Jack's horse also took off, and he had a hard time with it and took the following two days off from filming.
    • Goofs
      While Jack is in the pouring rain, Rochester and Theresa Harris are dancing on the patio above him and there is NO rain.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Don Wilson: And now ladies and gentlemen, we bring you that rugged hero of the great outdoors, that strong silent sphynx of the prairie, that man among men where men are men... Jack Benny in Buck Benny Rides Again!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)
    • Soundtracks
      SAY IT (OVER AND OVER AGAIN)
      (1940) (uncredited)
      Written by Jimmy McHugh
      Lyrics by Frank Loesser
      Sung by Ellen Drew, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cornell

    User reviews10

    Featured review
    9/10

    Delightful Light Comedy

    This is one of the best of the Jack Benny vehicles, based on his very popular radio character Buck Benny, itself a fond satire of the Lone Ranger. No pretensions here, no classy "schtick," just good escapist box office gold. The pace seems slow by modern standards, and I missed Cactus Face too. (OTR fans will know who Cactus Face is!). Enjoy.
    • jhboswell
    • Jun 4, 2018
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    • Release date
      • May 3, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hejsan, vi rider igen!
    • Filming locations
      • Palm Springs, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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