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The premise revolves around a New York City family, the Hootens, who tire of the urban lifestyle and relocate to operate a dude ranch in New Mexico. Having bought the place unseen, they find it needs considerably more work than they were led to believe.
Dec 1, 2009 · It told the story of Bill Hooten, a New Yorker who buys a dude ranch in New Mexico and moves his family — wife Babs and son Brook — out West to run it. According to a September 10th, 1956 article in The New York Times , a play based Guestward Ho! — written by Dennis and Turner Bullock — was in the works and would likely open on Broadway ...
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Guestward Ho! was a TV-series that ran for one season from September 1960 to June 1961. It was created by Cy Howard and based on a book of the same name by Patrick Dennis and Barbara Hooton.
Babs Hooten, husband Bill and son Brook escape the frantic pace of New York City, buying dude ranch Guestward Ho in New Mexico. Their neighbor is Hawkeye, who gives them bad advice as he wants the Indians to reclaim the land if the Hootens fail. - Source: IMDb.com
Starring
•Joanne Dru (as Babs Hooten) •J. Carrol Naish (as Hawkeye)
Co-Starring
•Mark Miller (as Bill Hooten) •Flip Mark (as Brook Hooten)
Babs Hooten, husband Bill and son Brook escape the frantic pace of NYC, buying dude ranch Guestward Ho in New Mexico. Their neighbor is Hawkeye who gives them bad advice he wants the Indians to reclaim the land if the Hootens fail.
The Hootens, Bill and Babs (honest!) decide to leave the tensions of life in Manhattan behind, so they buy a dude ranch called Guestward Ho in New Mexico. Husband, wife, and son Brook move out west and discover that the ranch is a run-down mess, sorely in need of refurbishing.
Fed up with the hustle and bustle of New York City, Babs and Bill Hooten, decide to look for someplace else to live, and work. Their dream house proves to be Guestward Ho, a dude ranch in New Mexico. They buy it, sight unseen, and move west only to find a rather run-down establishment in need of much work.
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The attitudes of Bill, Babs and Brook toward life in "the wide open spaces" were not promising. Hawkeyes is a wily redskin who sold them their ramshackle ranch in the first place, but is willing to buy it back from them any time, for a small percentage of what they paid.
