Bronco Buster

Universal Pictures Corporation
Animated short
Release Date: August 5, 1935
Runtime: 7 minutes
Key book (production) number: 802
Story line: Walter Lantz and Victor McLeod
Musical score: James Dietrich
Music: The Sons of the Pioneers

Songs
Screen captures

Capture of the opening title screen from the cartoon Bronco Buster

This animated short “starred” Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The Sons of the Pioneers are heard throughout the soundtrack singing of the melody “Sweet Betsy from Pike” with story-specific lyrics from Walter Lantz & Victor McLeon. Much of the cartoon is accompanied by an instrumental version of “Hold That Critter Down” with some hot playing from the Farr Brothers.

Songs

Sweet Betsy from Pike (Traditional, with story-specific lyrics by Walter Lantz and Victor McLeon) - Sons of the Pioneers
Hold That Critter Down (Bob Nolan) - Sons of the Pioneers

Screen captures

Capture of opening screen of Bronco Buster

Three hound dogs singing with voices of the Sons of the Pioneers, sitting on a fence

Cowboys on a fence watch Oswald the Rabbit try to rid a bronc

Farmer pig contemplates the fallen bucaroo

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as a salesman approaches the ranch

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit riding the now-tamed cayuse