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The Kid from Texas (1939 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Kid from Texas' is a 1939 Western sports comedy film."Stage, Film Bill Offered" Kingsley, Grace. 'Los Angeles Times' 25 May 1939: A9.
Plot
Margo Thomas, a lady of New York high society, travels to Texas with her brother to buy a new polo pony. When they choose cocky cowboy William Quincy's favorite horse, he asks to accompany them on the trip back East, and when easy-going ranch hand Snifty is chosen instead, William goes along anyway.
William's happy that Margo's rich aunt Minetta takes a shine to him and he develops a romantic attraction to Margo, who resents his arrogance and presence on the Long Island estate so much at first that she asks polo players to pick a fight with him. Trying to learn her favorite sport, William leaves the estate in shame after being thrown from a horse during a polo match.
He still loves the game, so he and Snifty begin a series of Wild West polo matches in the city, "cowboys against Indians," that become popular. William makes the acquaintance of Okay Kinney, a young rider who falls for him. Margo's brother's team ends up playing his, and after impressing her with his skill, William deliberately loses the match, just to please her.
Cast
* Dennis O'Keefe as William "Wild Bill" Malone
* Florence Rice as Margo Thomas
* Buddy Ebsen as Snifty
* Jack Carson as Stanley Brown
* Virginia Dale as "Okay" Kinney
* Jessie Ralph as Aunt Minutia Thomas
Production
Australian sports star Snowy Baker trained actor Dennis O'Keefe to play polo for the film.
References
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