Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
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To fully appreciate Buck Benny Rides Again, one must have some familiarity with Jack Benny's radio programs of the 1939-40 season. During this period, Jack's broadcast costars included bandleader Phil Harris, announcer Don Wilson, singer Dennis Day and comedians Eddie "Rochester"… More To fully appreciate Buck Benny Rides Again, one must have some familiarity with Jack Benny's radio programs of the 1939-40 season. During this period, Jack's broadcast costars included bandleader Phil Harris, announcer Don Wilson, singer Dennis Day and comedians Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Andy Devine. All five supporting players appear in this film, all playing "themselves" just as Benny does. Falling in love with aspiring singer Joan Cameron (Ellen Drew), Jack vows to go out of his way to impress her. When he learns that Joan is headed for a western dude ranch, he poses as "Buck" Benny, a rootin'-tootin'-shootin' 100% genuine cowboy. In truth, both Jack and his valet Rochester are terrified at the Wide Open Spaces, certain that they'll be scalped by Indians at the first opportunity, but through a series of silly coincidences Benny manages to convince Joan that he's an honest-to-goodness frontiersman. The plot thickens when a pair of modern-day desperadoes (Ward Bond and Morris Ankrum) plot to rob the dude ranch's safe, but our hero saves both the day and his girlfriend, with the unsolicited but very welcome assistance of his pet polar bear Carmichael (the same bruin who allegedly ate the gas man on Jack's radio show). Benny fans will get an extra kick out of seeing his legendary Maxwell in all its sputtering, backfiring glory, while old-time radio aficionados will enjoy hearing the voices of Mary Livingstone (Mrs. Benny) and Jack's "friendly enemy" Fred Allen. Frank Loesser's musical score includes such hit-parade favorites as "Say It (Over and Over Again)" and "My! My!", the latter sung by Rochester to his sweetie Josephine (Theresa Harris). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Sandrich
- Genres
- Western, Comedy
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Cast
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Jack Benny
as Buck Benny
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Ellen Drew
as Joan Cameron
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Andy Devine
as Himself
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Phil Harris
as Himself
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Dennis Day
as Himself
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Virginia Dale
as Virginia Cameron
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Lillian Cornell
as Peggy Cameron
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Theresa Harris
as Josephine
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Kay Linaker
as Brenda Tracy
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Charles Lane
as Charlie Graham
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James Burke
as Taxi Driver
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Rochester
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Morris Ankrum
as Second Outlaw
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Billy Bletcher
as Last Porter
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Ward Bond
as First Outlaw
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Monte Collins Jr.
as Bellboy
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Mary Livingstone
as Herself
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Don Wilson
as Himself
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Melinda Wood Allen
as Bellboy
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George Guhl
as Porter No. 5
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Fred Allen
as Himself