Movie
The Westerner
THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!
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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The Westerner opened in theaters September 18, 1940. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Gary CooperCole Harden
Walter BrennanJudge Roy Bean
Doris DavenportJane Ellen Mathews
Fred StoneCaliphet Mathews
Forrest TuckerWade Harper
Chill WillsSoutheast
Lilian BondLily LangtryCredits
- Directed by
- William Wyler
- Written by
- Jo Swerling, Niven Busch, Stuart N. Lake
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsUnited States