Bronco Buster (film)

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Bronco Buster
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Screenplay by Horace McCoy
Lillie Hayward
Based on Peter B. Kyne
(Based on a story by)
Produced by Ted Richmond
Starring John Lund
Scott Brady
Joyce Holden
Cinematography Clifford Stine
Edited by Edward Curtiss
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • May 1, 1952 (1952-05-01)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bronco Buster is a 1952 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring John Lund, Scott Brady and Joyce Holden. [1]

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Plot

A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to "teach him the ropes" and winds up competing against him.

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References

  1. Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3.