''Arizona Days'' is a 1937 American

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film directed by John English and starring

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. It is the third

singing cowboy Ritter made for producer Edward Finney for

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. Many

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prints are missing sequences from the original release.

Plot

Tex and his

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"Grass" Hopper are delighted to join a travelling music show. When a group of cowboys come in without paying, Tex steps down from the stage, pulls his six gun and holds the audience up until the manager points out the men who did not pay their admission fee. After seeing the way Tex gathers revenue from cheats, the County commissioner offers Tex a job as a

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Cast

... Tex Malinson

... Claude "Grass" Hopper

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... Professor McGill

... Marge Workman

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... Harry Price

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... Cookie
Tommy Bupp ... Billy Workman
Glenn Strange ... Henchman Pete

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... Sheriff Ed Higginbotham

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... Harmonica Player

Soundtrack

''High, Wide and Handsome''
Written by Tex Ritter and Ted Choate
Sung by Tex Ritter ''Tombstone, Arizona''
Written by Tex Ritter and Jack C. Smith
Sung by Tex Ritter ''Arizona Days''
Written by Tex Ritter and Jack C. Smith
Sung by Tex Ritter ''If Love Were Mine''
Written by Frank Sanucci Sung by Tex Ritter

External links

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