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Once Upon a Horse...
Once Upon a Horse...

Once Upon a Horse...

From Out of the West Comes the Screen's Comedy Team

Genres

ComedyWestern

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Two zany cowboys steal a herd of cattle only to discover it costs more to feed them than they are worth.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

01 September 1958

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dan Rowan

Dan Rowan

Dan Casey

Dick Martin

Dick Martin

Doc Logan

Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Miss Amity Babb

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Granville "Granny" Dix

Nita Talbot

Nita Talbot

Miss Dovey Barnes

James Gleason

James Gleason

Postmaster

John McGiver

John McGiver

Mr. Tharp

David Burns

David Burns

Bruno de Gruen

Dick Ryan

Dick Ryan

Henry Dick Coryell

Max Baer

Max Baer

Ben

Buddy Baer

Buddy Baer

Beulah's Brother

Steve Pendleton

Steve Pendleton

Milligan

Sydney Chatton

Sydney Chatton

Engineer

Sam Hearn

Sam Hearn

Justice of the Peace

Ingrid Goude

Ingrid Goude

Beulah

Rickey Kelman

Rickey Kelman

Small Boy

Joe Oakie

Joe Oakie

Fireman

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

Bob Livingston

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

Blacksmith

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

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