The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

91 mins | Comedy, Romance, Western | Nov. 17, 1938

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.

The Cowboy and the Lady

91 mins | Comedy, Romance, Western | Nov. 17, 1938

The Cowboy and the Lady
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Original title The Cowboy and the Lady
Directors Edmond F. Bernoudy, H. C. Potter
Writers Frank R. Adams, Sonya Levien, S. N. Behrman, Leo McCarey

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Stretch Willoughby

Merle Oberon

as Mary Smith

Patsy Kelly

as Katie Callahan

Walter Brennan

as Sugar

Fuzzy Knight

as Buzz

Mabel Todd

as Elly

Henry Kolker

as Horace Smith

Harry Davenport

as Uncle Hannibal Smith

Emma Dunn

as Ma Hawkins

Walter Walker

as Ames

Berton Churchill

as Oliver Wendell Henderson

Charles Richman

as Dillon

Frederick Vogeding

as Captain

Iron Eyes Cody

as Rodeo Indian (uncredited)

Hank Worden

as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

as Musician (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Cowboy (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

as Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)

Eddie Acuff

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Murray Alper

as Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

Silver Tip Baker

as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

as Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Chris Willow Bird

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Ed Brady

as Carpenter at Ranch (uncredited)

Steve Clemente

as Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Mabel Colcord

as Old Woman (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Gambling House Patron (uncredited)

Edward Cooper

as Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Curley Dresden

as Man Washing (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Ellis

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sam Garrett

as Rider and Roper (uncredited)

William Gillis

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

as Valet (uncredited)

Si Jenks

as Cowboy at Rodeo (uncredited)

John Judd

as Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

as Man in Rodeo Stands (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Croupier (uncredited)

Chief Many Treaties

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass

as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

David Newell

as Gambler (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

as Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Carpenter (uncredited)

Russ Powell

as Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Tom Ricketts

as Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

as Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

Tom Smith

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Ethel Wales

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Blue Washington

as Dock Worker (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

as Man Shaving (uncredited)

Florence Wix

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

William Worthington

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)