Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951)

Comedy Western

Originally slated for release by Eagle Lion, Skipalong Rosenbloom purchased by United Artists -- who gave it a cursory theatrical release before selling the film to television. As it turned out, TV was the appropriate medium for this heavy-handed satire of video westerns. Former boxing champ Maxie Rosenbloom plays a lampooned variation of Hopalong Cassidy, with all the standard western cliches in evidence. "Skipalong" Rosenbloom is depicted as the star of a heavily commercialized TV kiddie show, presided over by a smarmy announcer. The plot proper finds "Skipalong" at odds with western bad guy Butcher Baer, played by Rosenbloom's onetime ring opponent Max Baer. Others in the cast are Jackie Coogan, Fuzzy Knight and Hillary Brooke, who seem to be having fun with the dreadful material foisted upon them.

Updated Dec 29 2018

Releases:

US -

1951-04-30

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Keywords:

crooked judge

FACTS

Runtime: 72 mins Rating: 0.0 Tag Line: The Funniest Picture of the Year...You'll howl when you see it!

Cast

Hillary Brooke

Square Deal Sal (as Hillary Brook)

Jackie Coogan

Buck Lovelace

Jacqueline Fontaine

Caroline Witherspoon

Ray Walker

TV Announcer

Artie Ortego

Henchman Artie

Raymond Hatton

Granpappy Tex Rosenbloom

Fuzzy Knight

Sneaky Pete

Maxie Rosenbloom

Skipalong Rosenbloom (as Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom)