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The Westerner

The Westerner

THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!

19407.11h 40m

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.

Directed by William Wyler
Written by Niven Busch, Stuart N. Lake, Jo Swerling
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
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Top Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Cole Harden

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Judge Roy Bean

Doris Davenport

Doris Davenport

Jane Ellen Mathews

Fred Stone

Fred Stone

Caliphet Mathews

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Wade Harper

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Chickenfoot

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Southeast

Lilian Bond

Lilian Bond

Lily Langtry

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Hod Johnson

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Mort Borrow

Themes & Keywords

horse thief

About The Westerner

The Westerner is a western film released in 1940 exploring themes of horse thief. Directed by William Wyler, it stars Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport. 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.

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