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      The Westerner

      1940, Western/Drama, 1h 37m

      7 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Accused of stealing horses, drifter Cole Harden (Gary Cooper) finds himself before the infamous Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan). Aware of the judge's affection for actress Lily Langtree (Lilian Bond), Cole claims to know her and thus receives a suspended sentence. Soon after, Cole falls for an attractive homesteader (Doris Davenport) whose father (Fred Stone) is indirectly killed by Bean's henchmen. Looking for revenge, Cole tracks the judge to a theater where Langtree is set to perform.

      • Genre: Western, Drama, Romance

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: William Wyler

      • Producer: Samuel Goldwyn

      • Writer: Jo Swerling, Niven Busch

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: United Artists

      • Production Co: Samuel Goldwyn Company

      Cast & Crew

      Gary Cooper
      Walter Brennan
      Doris Davenport
      Fred Stone
      Dana Andrews
      Tom Tyler
      Lilian Bond
      Jo Swerling
      Niven Busch
      Dimitri Tiomkin
      Alfred Newman
      Gregg Toland
      Daniel Mandell
      James Basevi

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      • Nov 06, 2011
        This is some great stuff! I really enjoyed it. And it was released in 1940? Man, has this movie aged well or what? It really holds up today.
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      • Sep 25, 2010
        Ordinary western especially coming from Wyler. Walter Brennan won an Oscar for this?
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      • Sep 05, 2010
        I saw this on TV because I was bored. I hate westerns, and this movie didn't grab my interest, so I didn't watch the whole thing. From what I saw it didn't look like a great movie.
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      • Mar 11, 2008
        one of my fave coop characters and walter brennan is a riot. directed by william wyler
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