Once Upon a Horse...
{{Short description|1958 film by Hal Kanter}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Once Upon a Horse...
| image = Once Upon a Horse... poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Hal Kanter
| producer = Hal Kanter
| screenplay = Hal Kanter
| story = Henry Felsen
| starring = Dan Rowan
Dick Martin
Martha Hyer
Leif Erickson
Nita Talbot
James Gleason
John McGiver
Paul Anderson
| music = Frank Skinner
| cinematography = Arthur Arling
| editing = Milton Carruth
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1958|9|}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Once Upon a Horse... is a 1958 American Western comedy film written and directed by Hal Kanter. The film stars Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Martha Hyer, Leif Erickson, Nita Talbot, James Gleason, and John McGiver with Olympic Gold medalist weightlifter Paul Anderson as the blacksmith. The film was released in September 1958, by Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85635/once-upon-a-horse |title=Once Upon a Horse... (1958) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2019-05-01}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/once-upon-a-horse-v104785 |title=Once Upon a Horse (1958) - Hal Kanter |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-05-01}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52686-ONCE-UPON-A-HORSE |title=Once Upon a Horse... |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2019-05-01}}
Plot
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==Cast==
- Dan Rowan as Dan Casey
- Dick Martin as Doc Logan
- Martha Hyer as Miss Amity Babb
- Leif Erickson as Granville Dix
- Nita Talbot as Miss Dovey Barnes
- James Gleason as Postmaster
- John McGiver as Mr. Tharp
- David Burns as Bruno de Gruen
- Dick Ryan as Henry Dick Coryell
- Max Baer as Ben
- Buddy Baer as Beulah's Brother
- Steve Pendleton as Milligan
- Sydney Chatton as Engineer
- Sam Hearn as Justice of the Peace
- Ingrid Goude as Beulah
- Ricky Kelman as Small Boy
- Joe Oakie as Fireman
- Tom Keene as himself
- Robert Livingston as himself
- Kermit Maynard as himself
- Bob Steele as himself
- Paul Anderson as Blacksmith
- Tom London as Old-Timer (uncredited)
Reception
Leonard Maltin gave the film two and a half stars.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780452289789|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780452289789/page/1016 1016]|quote=once upon a horse 1958.|last3=Clark|first3=Mike|last2=Sader|first2=Luke|last1=Maltin|first1=Leonard|title=Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide|year=2008|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9780452289789}}page 1016
References
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