Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the… Read more
88% ★★★★☆ (7,560)
The Westerner
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Movie · Western · NR
1940 · 1h 40m · ★ 88% (7.6K)
THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport
Overview
Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
Director
William Wyler
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Cast
Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone, Forrest Tucker, Paul Hurst, Chill Wills, Lilian Bond, Dana Andrews, Charles Halton, Trevor Bardette, Tom Tyler, Lucien Littlefield, C.E. Anderson, Stanley Andrews, Arthur Aylesworth, Bill Beauman, Hank Bell, Gertrude Bennett, Danny Borzage