Summary
The Westerner is an American western first released in 1940,
directed by William Wyler.
The film stars Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone and Forrest Tucker.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: William Wyler
- Script: W.R. Burnett, Niven Busch, Lillian Hellman, Oliver La Farge, Stuart N. Lake, Jo Swerling
- Photo: Gregg Toland
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin, Alfred Newman
- Cast: Gary Cooper (Cole Harden), Walter Brennan (Judge Roy Bean), Doris Davenport (Jane Ellen Mathews), Fred Stone (Caliphet Mathews), Forrest Tucker (Wade Harper), Paul Hurst (Chickenfoot), Chill Wills (Southeast), Lilian Bond (Lily Langtry), Dana Andrews (Hod Johnson), Charles Halton (Mort Borrow), Trevor Bardette (Shad Wilkins), Tom Tyler (King Evans), Lucien Littlefield (The Stranger), C.E. Anderson (Hezekiah Willever), Stanley Andrews (Sheriff), Arthur Aylesworth (Mr. Dixon (homesteader)), Bill Bauman (Man getting haircut), Hank Bell (Deputy), Gertrude Bennett (Abigail), Danny Borzage (Joe Yates), Charles Coleman (Lily Langtry’s manager), Heinie Conklin (Man at ticket window), Philip Connor (John Yancy), Buck Connors (Abraham Wilson), Frank Cordell (Man), Jim Corey (Lee Webb), Joe De La Cruz (Mex), Helen Foster (Janice), William Gillis (Leon Beauregard), Roger Gray (Eph Stringer (homesteader)), Aleth Hansen (Walt McGary), Lew Kelly (Ticket man), Connie Leon (Lily Langtry’s maid), Art Mix (Seth Tucker), Corbet Morris (Orchestra leader), Buck Moulton (Charles Evans), Jack Pennick (Henry Williams), Julian Rivero (Juan Gomez), Henry Roquemore (Stage manager), Annabelle Rousseau (Elizabeth), Miriam Sherwin (Martha), William Steele (Tex Cole), Phil Tead (Prisoner), Lupita Tovar (Teresita), Blackjack Ward (Buck Harrigan), Ted Wells (Joe Lawrence)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min; B&W
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