The Westerner

1940, Drama/Western, 1h 37m

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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:

Drama, Western, Romance
Original Language:

English
Director:

William Wyler
Producer:

Samuel Goldwyn
Writer:

Jo Swerling, Niven Busch
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 20, 1940 original
Release Date (Streaming):

May 12, 2009
Runtime:

1h 37m
Distributor:

United Artists

Cast & Crew

Gary Cooper
Cole Harden

Walter Brennan
Judge Roy Bean

Doris Davenport
Jane Ellen Mathews

Fred Stone
Caliphet Mathews

Forrest Tucker
Wade Harper

Chill Wills
Southeast

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Audience Reviews for The Westerner

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.

Jared H Super Reviewer
Sep 25, 2010

Ordinary western especially coming from Wyler. Walter Brennan won an Oscar for this?

jay n Super Reviewer
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.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Mar 11, 2008

one of my fave coop characters and walter brennan is a riot. directed by william wyler

Stella D Super Reviewer