
Cowboy Blues
Western
Overview
Starring Ken Curtis and the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots, this musical Western is really Lady for a Day with a switch in gender. Rotund Guy Kibbee is Dusty Nelson, the handyman at the Bar B dude ranch, whose daughter Susan is arriving with her socialite fiancee, Jerome Winston. Susan believes her father owns the ranch, and to spare Dusty any embarrassment, the Hot Shots, ranch manager Curt Durant and sidekick Big Boy Stover agree to continue the deception.
Top Cast


Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis
Curt Durant
Ken Curtis
Curt Durant


Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell
Susan Nelson
Jeff Donnell
Susan Nelson


Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Dusty Nelson
Guy Kibbee
Dusty Nelson


Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Big Boy Stover
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Big Boy Stover


Isabel Randolph
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Winston (as Mrs. Uppington)
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Winston (as Mrs. Uppington)


Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts
Jerry Winston (as Robert Scott)
Mark Roberts
Jerry Winston (as Robert Scott)


Peg La Centra
Peg La Centra
Lucy Armstrong (as Peg LaCentra)
Peg La Centra
Lucy Armstrong (as Peg LaCentra)


Carolina Cotton
Carolina Cotton
Carolina Cotton
Carolina Cotton
Carolina Cotton
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