Rhythm on the Range
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Rhythm on the Range is a 1936
Paramount Pictures
musical film
directed by Norman Taurog
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, objects to their marriage, claiming people should only be married if they love each other. Doris starts to see Penelope's point and eventually runs away the night before the wedding.
She hides in the wagon of a train, which happens to be owned by traveling cowboy Jeff Larabee. When he notices her, they immediately dislike each other. Despite a few romantic moments, they fight all night long. The next day, Doris is to be left at a stop. However, when she is attacked by a cow, Jeff is forced to save her. They train eventually leaves without them. They decide to part their ways, until they discover it's a long way to the next stop. Doris secretly steals a car and gives Jeff a ride.
Penelope and her employee Buck (who happens to be a friend of Jeff) try to find Doris. They take a train in the hope to locate her. On their train, Buck meets Emma Mazda. Emma is attracted to him and tries to flirt, but Buck isn't really interested. They both take off at a stop and decide to travel together. Meanwhile, Robert started a search to find his daughter and promises the one who brings her back a $5,000 reward. A couple of criminals, who have seen Doris, try to catch her and bring her back.
Jeff and Doris drive to his house, where they meet up with Buck and Emma, who are now in love and engaged. Buck suggests Jeff to ask to marry Doris as well, but he is reluctant to. The moment they do fall in love, they are located by Robert and Penelope. Penelope blames Jeff for being a gold digger and tries to protect Doris from him. Offended and confused, Jeff runs away. Doris follows him and declares her love. Jeff gives in and they kiss.
1936 in film
The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog
Norman Rae Taurog was an American film director, and screenwriter.Between 1920 and 1968, Taurog directed over 140 films, and directed Elvis Presley in more movies than any other director...
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Plot
Doris Halliday is the daughter of wealthy banker Robert Halliday. She is about to marry a man she doesn't love, so the family will become richer. Her outspoken aunt Penelope Ryland, the owner of the Frying Pan Ranch in ArizonaArizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, objects to their marriage, claiming people should only be married if they love each other. Doris starts to see Penelope's point and eventually runs away the night before the wedding.
She hides in the wagon of a train, which happens to be owned by traveling cowboy Jeff Larabee. When he notices her, they immediately dislike each other. Despite a few romantic moments, they fight all night long. The next day, Doris is to be left at a stop. However, when she is attacked by a cow, Jeff is forced to save her. They train eventually leaves without them. They decide to part their ways, until they discover it's a long way to the next stop. Doris secretly steals a car and gives Jeff a ride.
Penelope and her employee Buck (who happens to be a friend of Jeff) try to find Doris. They take a train in the hope to locate her. On their train, Buck meets Emma Mazda. Emma is attracted to him and tries to flirt, but Buck isn't really interested. They both take off at a stop and decide to travel together. Meanwhile, Robert started a search to find his daughter and promises the one who brings her back a $5,000 reward. A couple of criminals, who have seen Doris, try to catch her and bring her back.
Jeff and Doris drive to his house, where they meet up with Buck and Emma, who are now in love and engaged. Buck suggests Jeff to ask to marry Doris as well, but he is reluctant to. The moment they do fall in love, they are located by Robert and Penelope. Penelope blames Jeff for being a gold digger and tries to protect Doris from him. Offended and confused, Jeff runs away. Doris follows him and declares her love. Jeff gives in and they kiss.
Cast
- Bing CrosbyBing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
as Jeff Larabee - Frances FarmerFrances FarmerFrances Elena Farmer was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital...
as Doris Halliday - Bob Burns as Buck
- Martha RayeMartha RayeMartha Raye was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television....
as Emma Mazda - Samuel S. HindsSamuel S. HindsSamuel Southey Hinds was an American actor who is perhaps best remembered for playing Peter Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life and for his part in You Can't Take It With You , both films by Frank Capra...
as Robert Halliday - Warren HymerWarren HymerWarren Hymer was an American film actor. He appeared in 129 films between 1929 and 1946.He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California...
as Big Brain - Lucile GleasonLucile GleasonLucile Webster Gleason aka "Lucille Gleason" was an American stage and screen actress. Gleason was also a civic worker who was active in film colony projects....
as Penelope 'Penny' Ryland - George E. StoneGeorge E. StoneGeorge E. Stone was a Polish-born American character actor in movies, radio, and television.-Career:Stone's slight build and very expressive face first attracted attention in 1927, in the popular silent-film romance Seventh Heaven...
as Shorty - James BurkeJames Burke (actor)James Burke was an American actor born in New York City. He made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and went to Hollywood in 1933. He made over 200 film appearances during his career, which ranged from 1932 to 1964...
as Wabash - Martha SleeperMartha SleeperMartha Sleeper was a silent film comedienne of the 1920s and Broadway actress of the 1940s.-Family:Martha Sleeper reputedly spent her first years on a sheep ranch in Wyoming. Her father, William B. Sleeper, was an official of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit in New York City...
as Constance 'Connie' - Clem BevansClem BevansClem Bevans was a character actor best remembered for playing eccentric, grumpy old men.Bevans had a very long career, starting in vaudeville in 1900 in an act with Grace Emmett. He progressed to burlesque, Broadway, and even light opera, before making his film debut at the age of 55 in Way Down...
as Gila Bend - Leonid KinskeyLeonid KinskeyLeonid Kinskey was a Russian-born movie and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film Casablanca ....
as Mischa - Roy RogersRoy RogersRoy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
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Musical numbers
- "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio GrandeI'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande"I'm an Old Cow Hand " is a comic song written by Johnny Mercer for the film Rhythm on the Range and sung by its star, Bing Crosby...
"- by Johnny Mercer
- Sung by Bing Crosby, Leonid Kinskey, Martha Raye Bob Burns, and Louis Prima, accompanied by Sons of the Pioneers
- "I Can't Escape from You"
- by Richard A. Whiting and Leo Robin
- Sung by Bing Crosby
- "Empty Saddles"
- Written by Billy Hill and J. Keirn Brennan
- Sung by Bing Crosby
- "Settle Down You Cattle"
- Performed by Bing Crosby with Beau Baldwin
- "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" You'll Have to Swing It " is a song written by Sam Coslow that is strongly associated with Ella Fitzgerald....
"- Written by Sam Coslow
- Performed by Martha Raye accompanied by Bob Burns, Louis Prima and Sons of the Pioneers
- "Drink It Down"
- Written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
- Sung by Leonid Kinskey and Bing Crosby, accompanied by Sons of the Pioneers
- "Memories"
- Written by Richard A. Whiting and Friedrich Hollaender
- a fragment sung drunkenly by Martha Raye