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  • So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
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    Short | 10 min | Comedy, Western, Short
So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
Approved
Short | 10 min | Comedy, Western, Short

When Joe and Alice McDoakes attend a western movie, Joe soon imagines himself up on the screen as Jump-Along Skip-Along McGurk, western terror pitted against an outlaw and his six henchmen, all of whom are named Tex. Since Warners wasn't ...See moreWhen Joe and Alice McDoakes attend a western movie, Joe soon imagines himself up on the screen as Jump-Along Skip-Along McGurk, western terror pitted against an outlaw and his six henchmen, all of whom are named Tex. Since Warners wasn't making any series westerns at the time and since this short was poking fun at such, the lobby poster at the theater was from a Columbia Durango Kid film. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Richard L. Bare (as Richard Bare)
Writer
Richard L. Bare (written by) (as Richard Bare)
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Updated Apr 14, 1951

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Apr 14, 1951 (United States)

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Cast

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15 cast members
Name Known for
George O'Hanlon
Joe 'Hop Skip and Jump-Along' McDoakes Joe 'Hop Skip and Jump-Along' McDoakes   See fewer
Roy Bucko
Barfly in Western Movie (uncredited) Barfly in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Phyllis Coates
Alice McDoakes / Cindy Lou (uncredited) Alice McDoakes / Cindy Lou (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Gray
Little Boy Movie Patron with Lollipop (uncredited) Little Boy Movie Patron with Lollipop (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Gribbon
Barfly in Western Movie (uncredited) Barfly in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Creighton Hale
Movie Patron (uncredited) Movie Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kenny
Movie Patron / Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited) Movie Patron / Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Lackteen
Indian in Western Movie (uncredited) Indian in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Philo McCullough
Movie Patron (uncredited) Movie Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
Bartender in Western Movie (uncredited) Bartender in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Newlan
Little Boy's Father in Theatre / Three Gun McGoon in Western Movie (uncredited) Little Boy's Father in Theatre / Three Gun McGoon in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Constantine Romanoff
Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited) Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Stanhope
Newspaper Editor / Cindy Lou's Father in Western Movie (uncredited) Newspaper Editor / Cindy Lou's Father in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Movie Patron / Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited) Movie Patron / Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Movie Patron / Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited) Movie Patron / Henchman in Western Movie (uncredited)   See fewer
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