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Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
- He first appeared as a singing cowboy in his first starring role, in Moonlight on the Prairie (1935).
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He was soon signed by Warner Bros., which changed his name to Dick Foran and cast him as a singing cowboy, to compete with the successful Gene Autry musical westerns. His first starring role was in Moonlight on the Prairie (1935).
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On The Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio by John Dunning (Oxford Press, 1998) lists "Dick Foran, The Singing Cowboy" as the vocalist on the George Burns and Gracie Allen radio program from April-June, 1937.
In 1940, Dick headed for Universal where he was, again, in the supporting cast. He worked in serials, Rangers of Fortune (1940) ; horror, The Mummy's Hand (1940) ; to comedy, Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) .
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- Where did the singing cowboy come from? When real cowboys worked long hours out on cattle drives or in the vast pastures of ranches, their main form of entertainment was singing songs and telling folk stories.
- Gene Autry. When most people think of a singing cowboy, Gene Autry is probably one of the first names that come to mind. While other western actors at the time experimented with the singing fad and moved on (John Wayne and Clint Eastwood), some, like Autry, made an entire career of it.
- Tex Ritter. Once Hollywood saw the success of the 'singing cowboy,' everyone scrambled to sign on one of their own. Tex Ritter made a series of popular films starting with Song of the Gringo in 1936.
- Rex Allen. Known as "the Arizona Cowboy," Rex Allen was signed on to become a cowboy in the '50s, long after the fad had been popularized by the likes of Autry and Ritter.
In 1940, Dick headed for Universal where he was, again, in the supporting cast. He worked in serials, Rangers of Fortune (1940) ; horror, The Mummy's Hand (1940) ; to comedy, Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) .
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Jun 18, 2022 · Here are 10 things you should know about Dick Foran, born 112 years ago today. He was a singing cowboy in “B” westerns and a supporting player in other pictures.
A talented horse rider, he was billed as Dick Foran the Singing Cowboy in Moonlight on the Prairie (1935), his first leading role; the western genre would go on to play a key part in his career, with movies such as Treachery Rides the Range in 1936, and a leading role in Guns of the Pecos in 1937.
