1 11 My Rifle, My Pony And Me (1959) Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson Dimitri Tiomkin•Paul Francis Webster English ReleaseMar 8, 1959 Film, Ricky Nelson performs the song together with Dean Martin, while on the soundtrack singles, Dean Martin sings solo. The song's main theme had already been used by Tiomkin in the film "Red River" (1948). Medium Film Format Motion picture Medium Title Rio Bravo Country/region United States Premiere location Fairbanks, Alaska Sources imdb.com en.wikipedia.org de.wikipedia.org