Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Dude Ranch

  • 1931
  • Passed
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
68
YOUR RATING
Stuart Erwin, Jack Oakie, Eugene Pallette, and Charles Sellon in Dude Ranch (1931)
ParodySatireComedyWestern

Chester caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. But the guests are bored and threaten to leave. Chester hires a troupe of actors for some gun play. But then real gangsters arri... Read allChester caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. But the guests are bored and threaten to leave. Chester hires a troupe of actors for some gun play. But then real gangsters arrive at the hotel. And they bring real guns.Chester caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. But the guests are bored and threaten to leave. Chester hires a troupe of actors for some gun play. But then real gangsters arrive at the hotel. And they bring real guns.

  • Director
    • Frank Tuttle
  • Writers
    • Milton Krims
    • Percy Heath
    • Grover Jones
  • Stars
    • Jack Oakie
    • Stuart Erwin
    • Eugene Pallette
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    68
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Tuttle
    • Writers
      • Milton Krims
      • Percy Heath
      • Grover Jones
    • Stars
      • Jack Oakie
      • Stuart Erwin
      • Eugene Pallette
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Photos1

    View Poster

    Top Cast14

    Jack Oakie
    Jack Oakie
    • Jennifer…
    Stuart Erwin
    Stuart Erwin
    • Chester Carr
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • Judd…
    Mitzi Green
    Mitzi Green
    • Alice Merridew
    June Collyer
    June Collyer
    • Susan Meadows
    Charles Sellon
    Charles Sellon
    • Spruce Meadows
    Cecil Weston
    • Mrs. Merridew
    George Webb
    George Webb
    • Burson
    Guy Oliver
    Guy Oliver
    • Simonson
    James Crane
    James Crane
    • Blaze Denton
    Joe Bonomo
    Joe Bonomo
    • Gangster
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Frazer
    Robert Frazer
    • Bit
    • (uncredited)
    Julia Griffith
    • Dude Ranch Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Marlowe
    Frank Marlowe
    • Gangster
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Tuttle
    • Writers
      • Milton Krims
      • Percy Heath
      • Grover Jones
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews3

    5.768
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    More like this

    Junior Miss
    7.3
    Junior Miss
    The Lawyer's Secret
    6.6
    The Lawyer's Secret
    Quiet Please: Murder
    6.4
    Quiet Please: Murder
    The Social Lion
    5.0
    The Social Lion
    The Valiant
    6.0
    The Valiant
    Picture Brides
    5.8
    Picture Brides
    Smart Girls Don't Talk
    6.5
    Smart Girls Don't Talk
    The Midnight Warning
    5.0
    The Midnight Warning
    A Lady's Profession
    6.5
    A Lady's Profession
    The Costello Case
    6.3
    The Costello Case
    Man About Town
    6.4
    Man About Town
    Discarded Lovers
    4.8
    Discarded Lovers

    Related interests

    Bill Pullman, John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Spaceballs (1987)
    Parody
    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
    Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    John Wayne and Harry Carey Jr. in The Searchers (1956)
    Western

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Charlotte NC Friday 23 October 1959 on WSOC (Channel 10); it first aired in New York City on 7 March 1960 on the Movie Museum series of the Late, Late Show on WCBS (Channel 2).
    • Soundtracks
      Out of Nowhere
      (uncredited)
      Music by Johnny Green
      Lyrics by Edward Heyman

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    • Release date
      • May 16, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Round-Up
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA(Hacienda set as Six-Gun Rancho dude ranch; horseback riding stables; Open landscape areas; Western town as Elbow Creek in bank robbery sequence)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 11m(71 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.