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The Westerner 1940 Directed by William Wyler

THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Western
Production Company Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Release Date 18 September 1940
100 mins
Cast
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper Cole Harden
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan Judge Roy Bean
Doris Davenport
Doris Davenport Jane Ellen Mathews
Fred Stone
Fred Stone Caliphet Mathews
Forrest Tucker
Forrest Tucker Wade Harper
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst Chickenfoot
Chill Wills
Chill Wills Southeast
Lilian Bond
Lilian Bond Lily Langtry
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews Hod Johnson
Charles Halton
Charles Halton Mort Borrow
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette Shad Wilkins
Tom Tyler
Tom Tyler King Evans
Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield The Stranger
C.E. Anderson
C.E. Anderson Hezekiah Willever (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews Sheriff (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
Arthur Aylesworth Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)
Bill Beauman
Bill Beauman Man Getting Haircut (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Hank Bell Deputy (uncredited)
Gertrude Bennett
Gertrude Bennett Abigail (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Danny Borzage Joe Yates (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin Man at Ticket Window (uncredited)
Philip Connor
Philip Connor John Yancy (uncredited)
Buck Connors
Buck Connors Abraham Wilson (uncredited)
Frank Cordell
Frank Cordell Man (uncredited)
Jim Corey
Jim Corey Lee Webb (uncredited)
Joe De La Cruz
Joe De La Cruz Mex (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Helen Foster Janice (uncredited)
William Gillis
William Gillis Leon Beauregard (uncredited)
Roger Gray
Roger Gray Eph Stringer - Homesteader (uncredited)
Aleth Hansen
Aleth Hansen Walt McGary (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly Ticket Man (uncredited)
Connie Leon
Connie Leon Lily Langtry's Maid (uncredited)
Art Mix
Art Mix Seth Tucker (uncredited)
Corbet Morris
Corbet Morris Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Buck Moulton
Buck Moulton Charles Evans (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick Henry Williams (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Julian Rivero Juan Gomez (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore Stage Manager (uncredited)
Annabelle Rousseau
Annabelle Rousseau Elizabeth (uncredited)
Miriam Sherwin
Miriam Sherwin Martha (uncredited)
William Steele
William Steele Tex Cole (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Phil Tead Prisoner (uncredited)
Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar Teresita (uncredited)
Blackjack Ward
Blackjack Ward Buck Harrigan (uncredited)
Ted Wells
Ted Wells Joe Lawrence (uncredited)
Crew
Director
William Wyler
William Wyler
Writers
Niven Busch
Niven Busch
Jo Swerling
Jo Swerling
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Cinematography
Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland
Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
Editor
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Sound
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Story
Stuart N. Lake
Stuart N. Lake
Art Direction
James Basevi
James Basevi
Set Decoration
Julia Heron
Julia Heron
Costume Design
Irene Saltern
Irene Saltern
Makeup Artist
Robert Stephanoff
Robert Stephanoff
Casting
Robert McIntyre
Robert McIntyre
Assistant Director
Walter Mayo
Walter Mayo