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Cowboy

Cowboy

THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!

19586.31h 32m

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...

Directed by Delmer Daves
Written by Dalton Trumbo, Edmund H. North, Frank Harris
Produced by Julian Blaustein
Box Office0Revenue: $1.6M

Top Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Tom Reese

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Frank Harris

Anna Kashfi

Anna Kashfi

Maria Vidal / Arriega

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Doc Bender, Trailhand

Dick York

Dick York

Charlie, Trailhand

Víctor Manuel Mendoza

Víctor Manuel Mendoza

Paco Mendoza, Ramrod

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Paul Curtis

King Donovan

King Donovan

Joe Capper, Trailhand

Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager

Donald Randolph

Donald Randolph

Senor Vidal, Maria's Father

Themes & Keywords

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About Cowboy

Cowboy is a western film released in 1958 exploring themes of hotel, chicago, illinois, mexico, based on novel or book, forbidden love, cattle drive. Directed by Delmer Daves, it stars Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi. 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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