Der Cowboy, den es zweimal gab (1951)
Ein dem Alkohol verfallener, sich in Mexiko herumtreibender Film-Cowboy wird durch die Fernsehausstrahlung seiner alten Filme in den USA beim jungen Publikum unerwartet populär. Rührige Werbemanager wollen die Filmserie von einst neu aufleben lassen und starten eine Werbekampagne mit einem Doppelgänger. Während sich das Original, das zunächst unauffindbar ist, als recht geldgierig erweist, zeichnet sich das Double durch eine Stiftung für arme Kinder aus. Turbulente, munter gespielte Komödie, die den Groschenheft-Cowboy im Stil von Hopalong Cassidy persifliert; am Rande geben ehemalige MGM-Filmstars wie Elizabeth Taylor, Esther Williams und Clark Gable ein kleines Gastspiel.
Die Regisseur: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama.
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Fred MacMurray as Mike Frye |
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Dorothy McGuire as Deborah Patterson |
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Howard Keel as Stretch Barnes / Smoky Callaway |
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Jesse White as Georgie Markham |
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Fay Roope as Tom Lorrison |
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Natalie Schafer as Martha Lorrison |
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Douglas Kennedy as Drunk |
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Elisabeth Fraser as Marie |
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John Indrisano as Johnny Terrento |
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Stan Freberg as Marvin |
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Don Haggerty as Director Don |
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Acquanetta as Native Girl with Smoky (uncredited) |
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John Banner as Headwaiter at Mocambo's (uncredited) |
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Hugh Beaumont as Mr. Adkins (uncredited) |
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Mae Clarke as Mother On Train (uncredited) |
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Lynn Farr as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Douglas Fowley as Gaffer (uncredited) |
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Clark Gable as Clark Gable (uncredited) |
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Ned Glass as Mailman (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Taylor as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited) |
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Esther Williams as Esther Williams (uncredited) |
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Gene Alsace as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Andre as Girl (uncredited) |
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Salvador Baguez as Mexican Bartender (uncredited) |
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Paul Bryar as Gaffer (uncredited) |
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Robert Cabal as Messenger (uncredited) |
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Douglas Carter as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Charlita as Mexican Bar Hostess (uncredited) |
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Harry Cody as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Carlos Conde as Native (uncredited) |
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Harold Cornsweet as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Cott as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Tom Daly as Cutter (uncredited) |
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Jack Davis as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Billy Dix as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Helen Eby-Rock as Phone Operator (uncredited) |
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Tom Ferrandini as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Paul Fierro as Mexican Bartender at El Chicolo (uncredited) |
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George Ford as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Glen Gallagher as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Gray as Woman at Bar (uncredited) |
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Robert Haines as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Stuart Hall as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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James Harrison as Heavy (uncredited) |
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Chester Hayes as Cantina Patron (uncredited) |
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Samuel Herrera as Native Fisherman (uncredited) |
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Earle Hodgins as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled) |
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Frank Hyers as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Perk Lazelle as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Rudy Lee as Little Kid (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Lewis as Studio Guard (uncredited) |
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Margie Liszt as Phone Girl (uncredited) |
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Mickey Little as Little Kid (uncredited) |
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Louise Lorimer as Irate Woman in New York |
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Robert Locke Lorraine as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Emmett Lynn as Desert Rat on Bus (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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John Maxwell as Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Paul McGuire as Cutter (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Board Member (uncredited) |
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Pat Mitchell as Little Kid (uncredited) |
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Paul Newlan as Cowboy Actor on Frontier Set (uncredited) |
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B.G. Norman as Little Kid (uncredited) |
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George Pembroke as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Lee Phelps as Ranch Hand (uncredited) |
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Ann Robinson as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited) |
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Dennis Ross as Boy (uncredited) |
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Tony Roux as Mexican Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Maitre d' at the Somerset Club (uncredited) |
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Kay Scott as Phone Girl (uncredited) |
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Carl Sepulveda as Heavy (uncredited) |
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Glenn Strange as Cowboy Actor on Saloon set (uncredited) |
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Ben Strobach as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
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Phil Tead as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Lonnie Thomas as Tommy (uncredited) |
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Wayne C. Treadway as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Hank Weaver as Announcer (uncredited) |
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Smoki Whitfield as Washroom Attendant (uncredited) |
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Wilson Wood as Attendant (uncredited) |
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Roque Ybarra as Native Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Melvin Frank | Director |
| Writing | Norman Panama | Writer |
| Directing | Norman Panama | Director |
| Writing | Melvin Frank | Writer |
| Production | Melvin Frank | Producer |
| Production | Norman Panama | Producer |
| Sound | Marlin Skiles | Music |
| Editing | Cotton Warburton | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| Art | Hugh Hunt | Set Decoration |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gile Steele | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Crew | A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Crew | Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gile Steele | Costume Designer |
| Camera | Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Blake Wagner | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Albert Sendrey | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Marlin Skiles | Original Music Composer |
