''Throw a Saddle on a Star'' is a 1946 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Ray Nazarro Ray Nazarro ''(aka'' "Ray" and "Nat;" ''né'' Raymond Alfred Nazarro; September 25, 1902 – September 8, 1986) was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. Budd Boetticher called him a "ten-day picture guy."Budd ...

and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars

Ken Curtis Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the CBS western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Although he appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' earl ...

, Jeff Donnell, Adele Roberts,

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 – June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as '' Dodge City'' (1939), ''Santa Fe Trail'' (1940), and '' The Comancheros'' (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" ...

, Andy Clyde and Frank Sully. The film was released on March 14, 1946, by

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

Plot

Cast

as Curt Walker * Jeff Donnell as Judy Lane *Adele Roberts as Barbara Allen *

as Big Boy Thompson * Andy Clyde as Pop Walker * Frank Sully as Henry Latimore *

The Dinning Sisters The Dinning Sisters were an American sisters singing group, active from the late 1930s to 1955. They made a handful of film appearances and had several hit records at the height of their popularity in the late 1940s. The trio originally consiste ...

as Themselves *

Foy Willing Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader, who performed Western music and appeared in Western movies. He formed the band Riders of the Purple Sage. Early years Foy Lopez Willingha ...

as Foy Willing *Paul Trietsch as Hezzie Allen *Gil Taylor as Gil Allen *Ken Trietsch as Ken Allen *Charles Ward as Gabe Allen

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* {{Ray Nazarro 1946 films 1940s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1946 Western (genre) films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Ray Nazarro American black-and-white films 1940s American films