Hollywood Cowboy
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Hollywood Cowboy

The story of a "make-believe" hero whose cast iron fist made the range racketeers see movie "stars."

5.5 / 10 1937 1h 4mNR English
WesternActionAdventure

Storyline

Just after Kramer goes to Wyoming to start his protection racket, cowboy actor Jeff Carson finishes a picture and goes camping. Attracted to Joyce Butler, he hires on at her ranch and quickly gets caught up in Butler's conflict with Kramer. When the Butlers refuse to buy his service, he has their cattle stampeded.

Cast & Crew

George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Jeffery Carson

Lead
Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Joyce Butler

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

Violet Butler

Joe Caits

Joe Caits

G. Gatsby (Shakespear) Holmes, Writer

FM

Frank Milan

Westbrook Courtney

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

'Doc' Kramer

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Benson

WD

Walter De Palma

Rolfe Metzger, the Pilot

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ewing Scott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Hollywood Cowboy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker