The Westerner

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The Westerner (1940)

NR 09/18/1940 (US) Western 1h 40m

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THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!

Overview

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.

William Wyler

Director
Niven Busch

Screenplay
Jo Swerling

Screenplay
Stuart N. Lake

Story

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Gary Cooper

Cole Harden
Walter Brennan

Judge Roy Bean
Doris Davenport

Jane Ellen Mathews
Fred Stone

Caliphet Mathews
Forrest Tucker

Wade Harper
Paul Hurst

Chickenfoot
Chill Wills

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Lilian Bond

Lily Langtry
Dana Andrews

Hod Johnson
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A review by John Chard

70%

Written by John Chard on July 10, 2016

Law West of the Pecos.

The Westerner is directed by William Wyler and written by Niven Busch, Jo Swerling and Stuart N. Lake. It stars Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone and Doris Davenport. Music is by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematography by Gregg Toland.

Story is a fictionalised account about Judge Roy Bean (Brennan), who here rules Vingaroon Town by his own law and punishment. When suspected horse thief Cole Harden (Cooper) comes under his judicial system, they become odd friends due to Harden claiming to know personally Lily Langtree - the object of Bean's worship.

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