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.^{[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

^ "Come On Cowboy!". www.loc.gov. January 26, 1948.
^ "Mantan Moreland and Mauryne Brent, all colored cast in a scene from..." Getty Images.
^ "Indianapolis Recorder 7 October 1950 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
^ ^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.
^ "Come On, Cowboy (1948)". Talladega Daily Home and Our Mountain Home. June 21, 1949. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
^ Jones, George William (January 26, 1991). Black Cinema Treasures: Lost and Found. University of North Texas. ISBN 9780929398266 – via Google Books.
^ "Come On, Cowboy (1948)". The South Bend Tribune. February 4, 1951. p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Come on, Cowboy!". www.tcm.com.
^ 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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[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".

[afi-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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