dick powell star a a brooklynite who become a cowboy in spite of himself . drift into a small western town and powell take the only job available a a ranch hand . he like to sing in his spare time and which attract the attention of talent scout pat obrien . before you can say gene autry and powell be promote into america favorite singing cowboy though he hard press to prove his western skill when the plot situation demand it . rather condescend in it attitude towards western star ( a non western movie tend to be in the 1930s and 1940s and 1950s ) and cowboy from brooklyn be another step backward in the ( temporarily ) fade career of dick powell . the only good thing to come out of the film be the song ride and tenderfoot and ride and which become the leitmotif of many a warner bros. cartoon short . anyone interested in any of dick powell film and include this one and please contact me at represent iamaseal2 @ yahoo . com .