''The Roaming Cowboy'' is a 1937 American

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film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by

Fred Myton Fred Myton (November 15, 1885 – June 6, 1955) was an American screenwriter. He wrote 168 films between 1916 and 1952, mostly low-budget "B" pictures for Poverty Row studios and independent producers. He wrote many films for Producers Re ...

. The film stars Fred Scott,

Al St. John Al St. John (also credited as Al Saint John and "Fuzzy" St. John; September 10, 1892 – January 21, 1963) was an early American motion-picture comedian. He was a nephew of silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, with whom he often performed on ...

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Forrest Taylor Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color films. Early years Taylor was born in B ...

, Roger Williams,

Richard Cramer Richard Earl Cramer (July 3, 1889 – August 9, 1960) was an American actor in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. Burly, menacing and gravel-voiced, Cramer specialized in villainous roles in many low-budget westerns, but is today ...

, Buddy Cox and Art Miles. The film was released on January 4, 1937, by Spectrum Pictures. This was the first film to feature Al St. John as "Fuzzy" Jones, a cowboy comedy relief character who went on to appear in dozens of films, including the Producers Releasing Corporation's "

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" series from 1940 to 1946, and their " Lone Rider" series from 1941 to 1943.

Plot

Cast

* Fred Scott as Cal Brent *

as Fuzzy Jones *

as Jeannie Morgan *

as Evans * Roger Williams as Walton *

as Dan Morgan *Buddy Cox as Buddy Barry *Art Miles aa Blackie *George Morrell aa Dad Barry *

George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * '' M ...

as Water Poisoner Henchman *

Carl Mathews Carl Mathews (February 19, 1903 – May 3, 1959), also sometimes credited as Carl Matthews, was an American character actor and stuntman of the 1930s through 1950s. Born on February 19, 1903 in Oklahoma, his first film role would be in '' Rough ...

as Cowhand

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roaming Cowboy 1937 films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert F. Hill American black-and-white films 1930s American films