Ramsbottom Rides Again
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Ramsbottom Rides Again is a 1955 British western
comedy
film starring Arthur Askey
as the title hero Bill Ramsbottom, with Sid James
, pop singer Frankie Vaughan
(in his movie debut) and Campbell Singer
in supporting roles.
It was included by John Howard Reid in his book Great Hollywood Westerns.
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film starring Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey
Arthur Bowden Askey CBE was a prominent English comedian.- Life and career :Askey was born at 29 Moses Street, Liverpool, the eldest child and only son of Samuel Askey , secretary of the firm Sugar Products of Liverpool, and his wife, Betsy Bowden , of Knutsford, Cheshire...
as the title hero Bill Ramsbottom, with Sid James
Sid James
Sid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...
, pop singer Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan, CBE, DL was an English singer of traditional pop music, who issued more than 80 recordings in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after one of his early hits.-Life and career:...
(in his movie debut) and Campbell Singer
Campbell Singer
Campbell Singer was a British character actor who featured in a number of film and television roles during his long career....
in supporting roles.
It was included by John Howard Reid in his book Great Hollywood Westerns.