Cowboy

Directed by Delmer Daves
Not Rated
1958    1h 32mWestern, Drama
6.775%55%6.5
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Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of making his fortune in the cattle business. He gets his chance after the father of the Mexican woman he loves breaks off their relationship, and Frank bankrolls cattleman Tom Reese to be able to join him on a cattle buying trip to Mexico. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out the reality of life on the trail as a cowboy is not what he expected.
  • Glenn FordTom Reese
  • Jack LemmonFrank Harris
  • Anna KashfiMaria Vidal / Arriega
  • Brian DonlevyDoc Bender, Trailhand
  • Dick YorkCharlie, Trailhand
  • Víctor Manuel MendozaPaco Mendoza, Ramrod
  • Richard JaeckelPaul Curtis
  • King DonovanJoe Capper, Trailhand
  • Vaughn TaylorMr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager
  • Donald RandolphSenor Vidal, Maria's Father
  • James WesterfieldMike Adams
  • Eugene IglesiasDon Manuel Arriega
  • Frank De KovaAlcaide
  • Russ BenderJoe (uncredited)
  • Joan BradshawReese's Girl (uncredited)
  • Don CarlosJose (uncredited)
  • John CasonTrail Hand (uncredited)
  • Robert "Buzz" HenrySlim Barrett
  • William LeslieTucker
  • Strother MartinTrailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
  • Mister ArnMay 15, 2025
    It was exceptional casting that placed Jack Lemmon in the role of a man driven by love to become a cattleman. The myth of the western Coyboy is at play throughout this film. It's this persona of Cowboy as created by Hollywood that makes this movie fun to watch.

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