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Ride Him, Cowboy

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After a group of outlaws vandalizes a ranch and injures a ranch hand, their leader, Sims (Frank Hagney), blames a horse named Duke. As the townspeople prepare to execute Duke, John Drury (John Wayne) negotiates a pardon for the animal. Sims, who is in reality a famed killer known as the Hawk, attempts to eliminate John and frame him for a ranch fire. As the angry townspeople search for John, he must prove his innocence and stop the Hawk once and for all.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A must-see for John Wayne fans, as it's where the cowboy star hooks up with his long-time favorite horse the Duke. Rated: B Aug 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The first time that John Wayne is paired with Duke, the horse, is the only novel thing about this run-of-the-mill western. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member most noted now for the first time pairing of john wayne and duke the wonder horse Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Fred Allen

Director

John Wayne

John Drury

Ruth Hall

Ruth Gaunt

Henry B. Walthall

John Gaunt

Harry Gribbon

Deputy Sheriff Clout

Otis Harlan

Judge E. Clarence "Necktie" Jones
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Synopsis After a group of outlaws vandalizes a ranch and injures a ranch hand, their leader, Sims (Frank Hagney), blames a horse named Duke. As the townspeople prepare to execute Duke, John Drury (John Wayne) negotiates a pardon for the animal. Sims, who is in reality a famed killer known as the Hawk, attempts to eliminate John and frame him for a ranch fire. As the angry townspeople search for John, he must prove his innocence and stop the Hawk once and for all.
Director
Fred Allen
Producer
Leon Schlesinger
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Leon Schlesinger Studios
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 27, 1932, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
55m
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