A British pub landlord becomes a cowboy. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Bill Ramsbottom sells his English pub and drags his family off to Canada where he has inherited a ranch from his grandfather Wild Bill Ramsbottom. He ends up tangling with outlaw Black Jake, an Indian chief Blue Eagle, and the local law.
Acting
Arthur Askey's frantic energy carries every scene
Costume
British suburbia meets Wild West aesthetics
Director
John Baxter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arthur Askey was already 62 here, proving British comedians never retire— they just go west.
This 1956 rarity captures post-war Britain's fascination with American Westerns while simultaneously mocking them.
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