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18/09/1940 Western 1h 40m
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THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!

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.

  1. William Wyler

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gary Cooper

    Cole Harden

  2. Walter Brennan

    Judge Roy Bean

  3. Doris Davenport

    Jane Ellen Mathews

  4. Fred Stone

    Caliphet Mathews

  5. Forrest Tucker

    Wade Harper

  6. Paul Hurst

    Chickenfoot

  7. Chill Wills

    Southeast

  8. Lilian Bond

    Lily Langtry

  9. Dana Andrews

    Hod Johnson

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A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-07-10
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 suspected horse thief Cole Harden (Cooper) comes under his judicial system, they become odd friends due to Harden claiming to know personally Lily Langtree - the object of Bean's worship.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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