''Roll Along, Cowboy'' is a 1937 American

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film directed by

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. It is based on the 1931 novel ''The Dude Ranger'' by

Zane Grey Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier ...

, and is the second adaptation of the novel, after the 1934 film '' The Dude Ranger''.

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Smith Ballew Sykes "Smith" Ballew (January 21, 1902 – May 2, 1984) was an American actor, sophisticated singer, orchestra leader, and a western singing star. He also was billed as Buddy Blue, Charles Roberts, and Billy Smith. Early years The son of Wil ...

as Randy Porter *

Cecilia Parker Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a Canadian-American film actress. She was best known for portraying Marian Hardy, the sister of Andy Hardy, in twelve films of the Andy Hardy series. Early life and career Cecilia Par ...

as Janet Blake * Stanley Fields as Barry Barker *Ruth Robinson as Edwina Blake *

Wally Albright Wally Albright (born Walton Algernon Albright Jr.; September 3, 1925 - August 7, 1999) was an American actor, water sportsman, and businessman. As a child actor, he was best known for his role in the ''Our Gang'' film series. Career Albright w ...

as Danny Blake *Frank Milan as Arthur Hathaway *

Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott Sr. (born October 8, 1955), also known as "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", "Million Dollar Bill", or "Wild Bill" is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the Superstar Racing Experienc ...

as Odie Fenton *

Budd Buster Budd Leland Buster (June 14, 1891 – December 22, 1965), was an American actor known for B western films. He was sometimes credited as Bud Buster, and as George Selk in his later work. Early life Buster was born either Budd Leland Buster or ...

as Cowhand Shorty *

Harry Bernard Harry Bernard (January 13, 1878 – November 4, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He is best remembered for his appearance in numerous comedy films by Mack Sennett and Hal Roach.https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0076236/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm ...

as Ranch foreman Shepard *Buster Fite as Singing cowhand *Buster Fite and His Six Saddle Tramps as Singing cowhands

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