Riding High 80 years old
Paramount's Rhythm Rodeo in TECHNICOLOR... Heap hep songs... Heap hep squaws... Heap hep laughs!
No relation to the 1950 Frank Capra film of the same name, the 1943 Technicolor musical Riding High is a by-the-numbers vehicle for Dorothy Lamour and Dick Powell. Lamour stars as Ann Castle, a former burlesque queen who heads westward to claim her father's silver mine. Powell plays mining engineer Steve Baird, who like Ann has a vested interest in the worked-out mine. With the help of genial counterfeiter Mortimer J. Slocum (Victor Moore), Steve and Ann are able to peddle mining stock, thus saving her from bankruptcy. The stockholders are in a lynching mood when it appears that they've been flim-flammed, but a last minute "miracle" saves the day. Featured in the cast are Paramount stalwarts Cass Daley and Gil Lamb, the former doing her quasi-Martha Raye act and the latter swallowing his harmonica for the millionth time. Production values are excellent and the songs are exuberantly performed; it's only in its hackneyed plot that Riding High slows to a clip-clop.
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Riding High Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Lamour She was 28, 81 years old when she died | as Ann Castle |
| Glenn Langan He was 26, 73 years old when he died | as Jack Holbrook |
| Douglas Fowley He was 32, 86 years old when he died | as Brown |
| Dick Powell He was 38, 58 years old when he died | as Steve Baird |
| Cass Daley She was 28, 59 years old when she died | as Tess Connors |
| Bill Goodwin He was 33, 47 years old when he died | as Chuck Steuart |
| Gil Lamb He was 39, 91 years old when he died | as Bob 'Foggy' Day |
| Roscoe Karns He was 52, 78 years old when he died | as Shorty |
| Victor Moore He was 67, 86 years old when he died | as Mortimer J. Slocum |
| Rod Cameron He was 32, 73 years old when he died | as Sam Welch |
Riding High Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 58 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Karl Struss as Director of Photography. He was 56 (95) years old when He died | Camera |
| Buddy G. DeSylva as Executive Producer. He was 48 (55) years old when He died | Production |
| LeRoy Stone as Editor. He was 49 (55) years old when He died | Editing |
| Charles Bradshaw as Original Music Composer. He was 138 (now 219) years old | Sound |
| Leo Shuken as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (69) years old when He died | Sound |
| Ernst Fegté as Art Direction. He was 43 (76) years old when He died | Art |
| Art Arthur as Writer. He was 32 (74) years old when He died | Writing |
| Walter DeLeon as Writer. He was 59 (63) years old when He died | Writing |
| Stephen Seymour as Set Decoration. He was 23 (53) years old when He died | Art |
Riding High (80 years)
Paramount's Rhythm Rodeo in TECHNICOLOR... Heap hep songs... Heap hep squaws... Heap hep laughs!
- Release day: Thursday, November 11, 1943
- Runtime: 88 minutes