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	\| name = Ramsbottom Rides Again		\| name = Ramsbottom Rides Again
	\| image = Ramsbottom Rides Again.jpg		\| image = Ramsbottom Rides Again.jpg
	\| caption = ~~[[film poster\|Lobby card]]~~		\| caption =
	\| director = [[John Baxter (director)\|John Baxter]]		\| director = [[w:John Baxter (director)\|John Baxter]]
	\| producer = John Baxter <br> [[Barbara K. Emary]]		\| producer = John Baxter <br> [[w:Barbara K. Emary\|Barbara K. Emary]]
	\| writer = {{Plainlist\|		\| writer = {{Plainlist\|
	* Basil Thomas		* Basil Thomas
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	\| cinematography = [[Arthur Grant (cinematographer)\|Arthur Grant]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Arthur Grant (cinematographer)\|Arthur Grant]]
	\| music = [[Billy Ternent]]		\| music = [[w:Billy Ternent]]
	\| editing = Vi Burdon		\| editing = Vi Burdon
	\| studio = Jack Hylton Productions		\| studio = Jack Hylton Productions
	\| distributor = [[British Lion Films]]		\| distributor = [[w:British Lion Films\|British Lion Films]]
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes~~\|1956\|06~~}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1956\|06\|df=yes}}
	\| runtime = 93 minutes		\| runtime = 93 minutes
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom

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{{Infobox film
| name = Ramsbottom Rides Again
| image = Ramsbottom Rides Again.jpg
| caption = [[film poster|Lobby card]]
| director = [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]]
| producer = John Baxter <br> [[Barbara K. Emary]]
| writer = {{Plainlist|
* Basil Thomas
* John Baxter
}}
{{#tag:ref|Additional comedy scenes and dialogue by Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn and [[Geoffrey Orme]]|group=Note}}
| based_on = {{Based on|play|Harold G. Robert}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Arthur Askey]]
* [[Sid James]]
* [[Frankie Vaughan]]
* [[Shani Wallis]]
* [[Betty Marsden]]
* [[Jerry Desmonde]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Arthur Grant (cinematographer)|Arthur Grant]]
| music = [[Billy Ternent]]
| editing = Vi Burdon
| studio = Jack Hylton Productions
| distributor = [[British Lion Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1956|06}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| gross = £109,116 (UK)<ref>Porter, Vincent. "The Robert Clark Account." ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol. 20, No 4, 2000, p. 509.</ref>
}}
'''''Ramsbottom Rides Again''''' is a 1956 British [[Western (genre)|western]] [[comedy]] film produced and directed by [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]]. The film features radio, film and stage star [[Arthur Askey]] in the lead role of Bill Ramsbottom, with [[Sid James]], [[Shani Wallis]], [[Betty Marsden]] and [[Jerry Desmonde]] in supporting roles. Pop singer [[Frankie Vaughan]], in his film debut, sings "This is the Night" and "Ride, Ride, Ride Again."<ref>Larkin 2002, p. 207.</ref> [[Anthea Askey]], Arthur's daughter has a minor role.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b3e5376 "Film details: 'Ramsbottom Rides Again' (1956)."] ''British Film Institute''. Retrieved" 31 August 2016.</ref>

In his book, ''Great Hollywood Westerns'', author John Howard Reid included ''Ramsbottom Rides Again''.<ref>Reid 2006, pp. 114–115.</ref>{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Plot==
[[Yorkshire]] [[pub]] owner Bill Ramsbottom ([[Arthur Askey]]) is finding the introduction of the "[[Television|telly]]" has ruined his business at the "Bull & Cow". When he receives a cable from [[Canada]], and learns that his grandfather "Wild Bill" Ramsbottom has left his estate to him, he confers with his family before deciding to set off for the frontier town of Lonesome in Canada to claim his inheritance.

When all the family fortune is gathered together, there is not enough money to pay for tickets on a steamship for everyone. Ramsbottom and his mate, Charlie Watson (Glen Melvyn), stow away in big steamer trunks but are discovered by the crew. Made to work their passage, Charlie and Ramsbottom end up as culinary servers on the voyage. When the captain realizes that "Wild Bill" Ramsbottom's grandson is aboard, he allows him to travel as a passenger.

Arriving at Lonesome, Ramsbottom learns that part of his bequeathment, is that he is the new proprietor of the saloon, which also comes with the job of deputy sheriff in the lawless town. The feared outlaw Black Jake ([[Sid James]]) also claims he owns the saloon, but more importantly, wants to locate a hidden map that points the way to a uranium mine on Indian territory.

Ramsbottom and Black Jake have a confrontation at the saloon where the outlaw is arrested, but is later set free. When the map turns up, Charlie and Ramsbottom head off into Indian lands to locate the uranium mine. They run into Indian chief Blue Eagle ([[Jerry Desmonde]]), and the local tribe.

When Black Jake rounds up his gang, a shootout takes place at the saloon. With the help of townspeople and the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]], Ramsbotttom is successful in defeating the outlaws and establishing peace in the town.

==Cast==
{{div col}}
* [[Arthur Askey]] as Bill Ramsbottom
* Glenn Melvyn as Charlie Watson
* [[Betty Marsden]] as Florrie Ramsbottom
* [[Shani Wallis]] as Joan Ramsbottom
* [[Danny Ross (comedian)|Danny Ross]] as Danny
* [[Anthea Askey]] as Susie
* [[Sid James|Sidney James]] as Black Jake
* [[Frankie Vaughan]] as Elmer
* [[Jerry Desmonde]] as Blue Eagle
* [[Sabrina (actress)|Sabrina]] as Attractive Girl {{#tag:ref| Sabrina received a special billing, despite her minor role.|group=Note}}
* [[Dennis Wyndham]] as Dan
* Gary Wayne as Tombstone
* Billy Percy as Reuben
{{div col end}}

==Production==
''Ramsbottom Rides Again'' was filmed in [[Beaconsfield Film Studios]], [[Beaconsfield]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049655/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 "Details: 'Ramsbottom Rides Again' (1956)."] ''IMDb''. Retrieved: 31 August 2016.</ref> The animated opening scene shows a Yorkshire landscape of homes with television aerials popping up, setting up the initial conundrum for the Bull & Cow pub.

==Critical reception==
''[[TV Guide]]'' gave ''Ramsbottom Rides Again'' one out of four stars, calling it "A barely funny British parody of the American western."<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/movies/ramsbottom-rides-again/review/115390/ "Review: 'Ramsbottom Rides Again'."] ''TV Guide,'' 2016. Retrieved: 31 August 2016.</ref> ''Britmovie'' called it " laboured and overlong."<ref>[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Ramsbottom-Rides-Again_1956 "Review: 'Ramsbottom Rides Again' 1956."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508031633/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Ramsbottom-Rides-Again_1956 |date=8 May 2013 }} ''Britmovie''. Retrieved: 31 August 2016.</ref>

''[[Sky Movies]]'' rated it three out of five stars, and wrote, "There are quite a few laughs in this broad English version of ''[[Destry Rides Again]]''... Lots of good-natured, juvenile fun ... with Sidney James getting in some practice for his Rumpo Kid in ''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' by playing Black Jake. [[Norman Wisdom]]'s sidekick Jerry Desmonde is very funny as an Indian named Blue Eagle, and a starry cast also includes Shani Wallis and Frankie Vaughan."<ref>[http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/ramsbottom-rides-again-1956 "Review: 'Ramsbottom Rides Again'."] ''sky.com'', 2016. Retrieved: 31 August 2016.</ref>

==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist|group=Note}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}
* Larkin, Colin. ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of 50s Music''. London: Virgin, 2002. {{ISBN|978-0-7535-0149-8}}.
* Reid, John Howard. ''Great Hollywood Westerns: Classic Pictures, Must-See Movies and 'B' Films''. Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu.com, 2006. {{ISBN|978-1-4303-0968-0}}.
{{Refend}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0049655}}

{{John Baxter}}

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