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Cowboy

THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!

  • Movie
  • 1958
  • NR
  • 1h 32m

Directed by Delmer Daves

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 75 votes

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Overview

Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...

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Cast and crew

  • Glenn Ford

    Glenn FordTom Reese

  • Jack Lemmon

    Jack LemmonFrank Harris

  • Anna Kashfi

    Anna KashfiMaria Vidal / Arriega

  • Brian Donlevy

    Brian DonlevyDoc Bender, Trailhand

  • Dick York

    Dick YorkCharlie, Trailhand

  • Víctor Manuel Mendoza

    Víctor Manuel MendozaPaco Mendoza, Ramrod

  • Richard Jaeckel

    Richard JaeckelPaul Curtis

  • King Donovan

    King DonovanJoe Capper, Trailhand

  • Vaughn Taylor

    Vaughn TaylorMr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager

  • Donald Randolph

    Donald RandolphSenor Vidal, Maria's Father

  • James Westerfield

    James WesterfieldMike Adams

  • Eugene Iglesias

    Eugene IglesiasDon Manuel Arriega

  • Frank De Kova

    Frank De KovaAlcaide

  • Russ Bender

    Russ BenderJoe (uncredited)

  • Joan BradshawReese's Girl (uncredited)

  • Don CarlosJose (uncredited)

  • John Cason

    John CasonTrail Hand (uncredited)

  • Robert "Buzz" Henry

    Robert "Buzz" HenrySlim Barrett

Director
Delmer Daves
Writer
Edmund H. North, Dalton Trumbo and Frank Harris
Music
George Duning
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.