Cowboy

"THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!"

1958 1h 32m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 74

Western

Synopsis

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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...

“THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!”

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Cast

Glenn Ford
Tom Reese
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Delmer Daves
Writers: Edmund H. North, Dalton Trumbo
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Delmer Daves, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Al Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon and Anna Kashfi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Delmer Daves directs. Charles Lawton Jr. behind the camera. George Duning scores. Al Clark cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Delmer Daves, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Al Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon and Anna Kashfi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!".
7IMDB entry: tt0051496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "hotel", "chicago, illinois", "mexico", "based on novel or book".