Come on, Cowboy!

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Come On, Cowboy! is a 1948 American film starring Mantan Moreland and Mauryne Brent. Goldmax Productions produced the film, and Toddy Pictures distributed it.[citation needed]

The Library of Congress has two posters for the film.[1] Getty Images has a photo from the film.[2] An advertisement that ran in the Indianapolis Recorder in 1950 touted the film as a "Riot of songs and laffs in this roaring musical Western!".[3]

Plot[]

In the film Moreland and a friend head west to prepare a ranch for a wedding. It has been deserted for years and outlaws are using it as a hideout.[4]

Cast[]

The film was advertised as having "An All Negro Cast".[5]

Songs[]

The film features songs:[9]

  • "I can't get him off my mind"
  • "Do that thing"
  • "Boll weevil"[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Come On Cowboy!". www.loc.gov. January 26, 1948.
  2. ^ "Mantan Moreland and Mauryne Brent, all colored cast in a scene from..." Getty Images.
  3. ^ https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR19501007-01&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Hanson, Patricia King; Institute, American Film (January 26, 1999). Afi: American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States : Feature Films 1941-1950 Indexes. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520215214 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Come On, Cowboy (1948)". June 21, 1949. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jones, George William (January 26, 1991). Black Cinema Treasures: Lost and Found. University of North Texas. ISBN 9780929398266 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Come On, Cowboy (1948)". February 4, 1951. p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Come on, Cowboy!". www.tcm.com.
  9. ^ Ravage, John W. (January 26, 2008). Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier. University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874809411 – via Google Books.
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