The Westerner

The Westerner

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.

Director: William Wyler

Genre: Western

Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone, Forrest Tucker, Paul Hurst, Chill Wills, Lilian Bond, Dana Andrews, Charles Halton

  • Release date: 1940-09-18
  • Runtime: 100
  • Country: United States of America
  • Budget: $2,000,000
IMDb
7.2
7,362 votes
TMDB
7.065
123 votes
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100%
MC
78
FA
7.4