dick powell be a down on his luck musician or singer from brooklyn who look for some kind of work at priscilla lane dude ranch . she sign him on a a new singing cowboy although powell have a deathly fear of anything on four leg . visit talent agent pat obrien and ronald reagan hear powell and immediately want to manage him . all of this ain not sit too well with dick foran and lane sweetheart . powell be move in on him in the talent and love department . cowboy from brooklyn be so typical of the wonderful entertaining nonsense that movie use to be about . but dick powell by this time be desperately try to broaden his image . it be be continually cast in these kind of film that make powell leave warner brother two year later after his contract be up . pat obrien make six feature with powell and more than anyone else except james cagney . by this time he be play fast talk press agent and manager and etc . in his sleep . he too would leave warner brother in two year for greener pasture . ronald reagan before he leave for even green pasture say that the two best friend he make at warner brother be pat obrien and dick powell . he describe both a be inordinately patient and kind with a new player just get start . he never forget the encouragement both give him in his career . dick foran in boy meet girl show he have some hidden comedy talent in burlesque his singing cowboy image . he do it again here and deliberately sing offkey and flat to contrast with powell tenor . not too many performer would let themselves be deliberately upstaged like that . at the time he be the singing cowboy star at warner brother and he too would be leave them shortly . the gimmick here be how powell turn into what obrien build him up as . it pretty funny i have to say and here a hint . think road to rio .