THE BRONZE BUCKAROO (1939) Herb Jeffries, Lucius Brooks & Artie Young | Western, Black Cinema | B&W

The Bronze Buckaroo is a 1939 American Western race film directed by Richard C. Kahn. The Bronze Buckaroo stars Black cowboy singer Herb Jeffries, here billed as Herbert Jeffrey.

SYNOPSIS
Cowboy Bob Blake and his friends journey to Arizona to aid Betty Jackson, whose brother Joe has vanished. Upon arriving at Jackson's ranch, they find Betty, who reveals Joe's three-week absence. Meanwhile, the ranch hand learns ventriloquism and attempts to sell a talking mule to Dusty. Blake uncovers that Joe is held by Buck Thorne, a land-grabbing rancher seeking gold on the Jackson land. Blake devises a plan to rescue Joe, encountering difficulties. When Betty is captured by Thorne, Blake's men rush to the saloon for backup. As Dusty summons the sheriff, Blake tracks Betty's horse. A shootout erupts, and with the sheriff's timely arrival, the villains are apprehended. Blake rides off into the sunset with Betty.

CAST & CREW
Herb Jeffries as Bob Blake
Artie Young as Betty Jackson
Rollie Hardin as Joe Jackson
Clarence Brooks as Buck Thorne
F. E. Miller as Slim Perkins
Lucius Brooks as Dusty
Spencer Williams as Pete
Lee Calmes as Lee
Earle Morris as Bartender
The Four Tones as Singing Quartet

Directed by: Richard C. Kahn
Written by: Richard C. Kahn (original story, screenplay)
Produced by: Richard C. Kahn, Jed Buell
Cinematography: Roland Price, Clark Ramsey
Music by: Lew Porter
Production Company: Hollywood Productions
Distributed by: Sack Amusements
Release Date: January 1, 1939
Running Time: 58 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English