The Westerner

1940 PG-13 1h 40m

7.1 / 10 131

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7.1/10

131

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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

Writers

Jo Swerling Niven Busch Stuart N. Lake

Stars

Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Doris Davenport

Hezekiah Willever (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Sheriff (uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth

Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)

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Bill Beauman

Man Getting Haircut (uncredited)

Joe Yates (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Man at Ticket Window (uncredited)

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Philip Connor

John Yancy (uncredited)

Buck Connors

Abraham Wilson (uncredited)

Frank Cordell

Man (uncredited)

Jim Corey

Lee Webb (uncredited)

Leon Beauregard (uncredited)

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Roger Gray

Eph Stringer - Homesteader (uncredited)

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Aleth Hansen

Walt McGary (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Ticket Man (uncredited)

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Connie Leon

Lily Langtry's Maid (uncredited)

Art Mix

Seth Tucker (uncredited)

Corbet Morris

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

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Buck Moulton

Charles Evans (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Henry Williams (uncredited)

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Julian Rivero

Juan Gomez (uncredited)

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Henry Roquemore

Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Annabelle Rousseau

Elizabeth (uncredited)

Tex Cole (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Prisoner (uncredited)

Lupita Tovar

Teresita (uncredited)

Blackjack Ward

Buck Harrigan (uncredited)

Ted Wells

Joe Lawrence (uncredited)

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Geronimo1967 23 Jun 2022

7/10

Though not given top billing in this cracking cowboy adventure - the film certainly belongs to Walter Brennan. He, rather uncharacteristically, portrays the quite nasty piece of work "Judge Roy Bean" of Vinegarroon. When "Cole Harden" (Gary Cooper) arrives in this backwater Texan town, he's accused of and summarily convicted of stealing a horse. Some quick thinking, a few coins and a photo of actr...

John Chard 10 Jul 2016

7/10

Law West of the Pecos. The Westerner is directed by William Wyler and written by Niven Busch, Jo Swerling and Stuart N. Lake. It stars Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone and Doris Davenport. Music is by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematography by Gregg Toland. Story is a fictionalised account about Judge Roy Bean (Brennan), who here rules Vingaroon Town by his own law and punishment. When s...