Come on, Cowboy!

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

Not to be confused with the 1937 film Come On, Cowboys.

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. "Indianapolis Recorder 7 October 1950 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
  4. 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)". Talladega Daily Home and Our Mountain Home. 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)". The South Bend Tribune. 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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