Once Upon a Horse...

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Once Upon a Horse...

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

1958

1h 25m

8.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Western

Overview

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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23 members

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Dan Rowan

Dan Casey

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Dick Martin

Doc Logan

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Martha Hyer

Miss Amity Babb

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Leif Erickson

Granville "Granny" Dix

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Nita Talbot

Miss Dovey Barnes

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James Gleason

Postmaster

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John McGiver

Mr. Tharp

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David Burns

Bruno de Gruen

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Dick Ryan

Henry Dick Coryell

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Max Baer

Ben

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Buddy Baer

Beulah's Brother

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Steve Pendleton

Milligan

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Sydney Chatton

Engineer

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Sam Hearn

Justice of the Peace

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Ingrid Goude

Beulah

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Rickey Kelman

Small Boy

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Joe Oakie

Fireman

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Tom Keene

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Robert Livingston

Bob Livingston

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Kermit Maynard

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Bob Steele

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Paul Anderson

Blacksmith

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Mary Tyler Moore

Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

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