Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again
Buck Benny Rides Again
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark Sandrich
Written by	Arthur Stringer (story), Edmund Beloin, William Morrow
Produced by	Mark Sandrich and Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring	Jack Benny; Ellen Drew; Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson; Andy Devine; Phil Harris
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	LeRoy Stone
Music by	Victor Young
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 31, 1940;
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Buck Benny Rides Again is a 1940 Paramount Pictures feature film starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and Dennis Day. It also included a debut film appearance for radio star Lillian Cornell.^[1] The film was directed and produced by Mark Sandrich and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Plot

Jack Benny resists the entreaties of bandleader Phil Harris to journey to Nevada, where Phil's sweetheart, Brenda Tracy, is waiting for her divorce, until Jack meets Joan Cameron, one of a trio of singing sisters. Believing that the only real men hail from the West, Joan spurns Jack's advances even though her sisters encourage the courtship.

Realizing that Jack's infatuation presents the bait to lure him West, Phil tells Joan that Jack owns a ranch in Nevada, and when Fred Allen's press agent broadcasts the story, all of New York starts talking about Jack's ranch. To save face, Jack, determined to prove that he is a true son of the West, travels to Nevada. After Joan and her sisters arrive to perform at a nearby plush dude ranch, Jack poses as the owner of Andy Devine's spread. To impress Joan, Jack pays Andy's ranch hands to stage fights with him, but his plot backfires when he mistakes two real outlaws for Andy's patsies.

Meanwhile, Joan overhears Rochester, Jack's butler, discussing Jack's ruse, and hires the outlaws to hold Jack up, but when she learns that Fred Allen's press agent is in town, she warns Jack. When the outlaws hold up the hotel, Jack, believing that the robbery is a fake, rushes to the rescue and, with the help of his pet bear Carmichael, captures the bandits and saves Joan.

Cast

Jack Benny as himself
Ellen Drew as Joan Cameron
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Rochester Van Jones
Andy Devine as himself
Phil Harris as himself
Dennis Day as himself
Virginia Dale as herself
Lillian Cornell as Peggy
Theresa Harris as Josephine
Kay Linaker as Brenda Tracy
Ward Bond as First Outlaw
Morris Ankrum as Second Outlaw
Charles Lane as Charlie Graham
James Burke as Taxi Driver

Although Mary Livingstone is credited as a performer, she is only heard on the radio, as is Fred Allen.

References

^ "A Star Is Made". Radio Varieties. 3 (11): 14–15. November 1940. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

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[1] "A Star Is Made". Radio Varieties. 3 (11): 14–15. November 1940. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

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