Dudes Are Pretty People

Dudes are Pretty People is a 1942 film and the first Western entry of "Hal Roach's Streamliners",[1] approximately 50-minute comedic movies, directed by Hal Roach, Jr.[2] and starring Jimmy Rogers as "Jimmy" and Noah Beery, Jr.[3] as "Pidge Crosby" (Beery's real-life nickname was "Pidge"). The featurette was written by Louis S. Kaye from a story by Donald Hough. The running time for this film is 43 minutes and the picture was released in March 1942. The film had two Streamliners sequels, Calaboose and Prairie Chickens, both released in 1943 with Rogers and Beery in the same roles.

Dudes Are Pretty People
Theatrical poster.
Directed byHal Roach, Jr.
Written byLouis S. Kay
Donald Hough
StarringJimmy Rogers
Noah Beery, Jr.
Marjorie Woodworth
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • March 1942 (1942-03)
Running time
43 minutes

References

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  1. ^ Downey, Lynn (March 3, 2022). American Dude Ranch: A Touch of the Cowboy and the Thrill of the West. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-9044-0.
  2. ^ Rogers, Will; Gragert, Steven K.; Johansson, M. Jane (May 1, 2001). The Papers of Will Rogers: From vaudeville to Broadway : September 1908-August 1915. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-8061-3315-7.
  3. ^ Aaker, Everett (June 8, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6250-3.
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