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I'm from the City
I'm from the City

I'm from the City

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Pete Pepper is a shy, timid circus performer who is scared to death of horses, but rides like a whirlwind when he has been hypnotized by "Ollie" Finch. Pete is entered as a competitor in a wild-west cross-country obstacle race...and has to ride without being hypnotized.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

05 August 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joe Penner

Joe Penner

Peter 'Pete' Pepper

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch

Lorraine Krueger

Lorraine Krueger

Rosie Martindale

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Willie

Kay Sutton

Kay Sutton

Marlene Martindale

Kathryn Sheldon

Kathryn Sheldon

Grandma Hattie Martindale

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Jeff, Ranch Foreman

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Colonel Bixby

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Red, Ranch Hand

Clyde Kenney

Clyde Kenney

Butch, Ranch Hand

Willie Best

Willie Best

Train Porter

Chris-Pin Martin

Chris-Pin Martin

Ranch Hand

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