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65% Critic Match
Cowboy
“THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!”
6.5 / 10• 1958• 1h 32m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
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...
Cast & Crew
Glenn Ford
Tom Reese
Lead
Jack Lemmon
Frank Harris
Anna Kashfi
Maria Vidal / Arriega
Brian Donlevy
Doc Bender, Trailhand
Dick York
Charlie, Trailhand
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
Paco Mendoza, Ramrod
Richard Jaeckel
Paul Curtis
King Donovan
Joe Capper, Trailhand
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Delmer Daves's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cowboy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
