Summary
The Kid from Texas is a 1939 Western sports comedy film.[1]
| The Kid from Texas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Screenplay by | Florence Ryerson Edgar Allan Woolf Albert Mannheimer |
| Story by | Milton Merlin Byron Morgan |
| Produced by | Edgar Selwyn |
| Starring | Dennis O'Keefe Florence Rice Anthony Allan Jessie Ralph Buddy Ebsen |
| Cinematography | Sidney Wagner |
| Edited by | Fredrick Y. Smith |
| Music by | William Axt |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | April 14, 1939 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Margo Thomas, a lady of New York high society, travels to Texas with her brother to buy a new polo pony. When they choose cocky cowboy William Quincy's favorite horse, he asks to accompany them on the trip back East, and when easy-going ranch hand Snifty is chosen instead, William goes along anyway.
William's happy that Margo's rich aunt Minetta takes a shine to him and he develops a romantic attraction to Margo, who resents his arrogance and presence on the Long Island estate so much at first that she asks polo players to pick a fight with him. Trying to learn her favorite sport, William leaves the estate in shame after being thrown from a horse during a polo match.
He still loves the game, so he and Snifty begin a series of Wild West polo matches in the city, "cowboys against Indians," that become popular. William makes the acquaintance of Okay Kinney, a young rider who falls for him. Margo's brother's team ends up playing his, and after impressing her with his skill, William deliberately loses the match, just to please her.
Cast edit
- Dennis O'Keefe as William "Wild Bill" Malone
- Florence Rice as Margo Thomas
- Buddy Ebsen as Snifty
- Jack Carson as Stanley Brown
- Virginia Dale as "Okay" Kinney
- Jessie Ralph as Aunt Minutia Thomas
Production edit
Australian sports star Snowy Baker trained actor Dennis O'Keefe to play polo for the film.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Stage, Film Bill Offered" Kingsley, Grace. Los Angeles Times 25 May 1939: A9.
- ^ "Polo Ponies Know". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. May 13, 1939. p. 3 Supplement: THE MAIL Magazine. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS WINTERGARDEN THEATRE". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. June 26, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
