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The Westerner

Classic western starring Gary Cooper as a drifter who crosses swords with Judge Roy Bean and is drawn into a conflict between settlers and Texas cattlemen.

Drifter Cole Harden befriends the notorious Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Texas.

Harden is about to be hanged by Bean when he spots the judge's obsession with actress and singer Lily Langtry and spins the judge a tale.

The men become friends, even though Harden opposes Bean's mission to drive homesteaders off the land to make it suitable for cattle grazing.

When Harden falls for the daughter of a homesteader, he tries to get the judge to drop his violent ways against them.

1 hour, 36 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Jun 2017 08:25

Credits

Role Contributor
Cole Harden Gary Cooper
Judge Roy Bean Walter Brennan
Jane Ellen Matthews Doris Davenport
Wade Harper Forrest Tucker
Hod Johnson Dana Andrews
Caliphet Mathews Fred Stone
Southeast Chill Wills
Lily Langtry Lilian Bond
Mort Borrow Charles Halton
Shad Wilkins Trevor Bardette
Director William Wyler
Writer Jo Swerling
Writer Niven Busch

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