The Westerner

Directed by William Wyler

Not Rated

1940 1h 40mWestern, Drama,

7.3100%76%7.0

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.

Cast of The Westerner

Gary CooperCole Harden
Walter BrennanJudge Roy Bean
Doris DavenportJane Ellen Mathews
Fred StoneCaliphet Mathews
Forrest TuckerWade Harper
Paul HurstChickenfoot
Chill WillsSoutheast
Lilian BondLily Langtry
Dana AndrewsHod Johnson
Charles HaltonMort Borrow
Trevor BardetteShad Wilkins
Tom TylerKing Evans
Lucien LittlefieldThe Stranger
C.E. AndersonHezekiah Willever (uncredited)
Stanley AndrewsSheriff (uncredited)
Arthur AylesworthMr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)
Bill BeaumanMan Getting Haircut (uncredited)
Hank BellDeputy (uncredited)
Gertrude BennettAbigail (uncredited)
Danny BorzageJoe Yates (uncredited)
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The Westerner Ratings & Reviews

Mister ArnMay 17, 2025
Is Walter Brennan a misunderstood imp or a deranged psychopath?

The Westerner Trivia

The Westerner was released on September 19, 1940.

The Westerner was directed by William Wyler.

The Westerner has a runtime of 1 hr 40 min.

The Westerner was produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

The key characters in The Westerner are Cole Harden (Gary Cooper), Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan), Jane Ellen Mathews (Doris Davenport).

The Westerner is rated Not Rated.

The Westerner is a Western, Drama, Action film.

The Westerner has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.

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