The Westerner

The Westerner

100 mins | Action, Romance, Western | Sept. 18, 1940

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.

The Westerner

100 mins | Action, Romance, Western | Sept. 18, 1940

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers United Artists, Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Original title The Westerner
Directors Walter Mayo, William Wyler
Writers Niven Busch, Jo Swerling, Stuart N. Lake

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Cole Harden

Walter Brennan

as Judge Roy Bean

Doris Davenport

as Jane Ellen Mathews

Fred Stone

as Caliphet Mathews

Forrest Tucker

as Wade Harper

Paul Hurst

as Chickenfoot

Chill Wills

as Southeast

Lilian Bond

as Lily Langtry

Dana Andrews

as Hod Johnson

Charles Halton

as Mort Borrow

Trevor Bardette

as Shad Wilkins

Tom Tyler

as King Evans

Lucien Littlefield

as The Stranger

C.E. Anderson

as Hezekiah Willever (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth

as Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)

Bill Beauman

as Man Getting Haircut (uncredited)

Hank Bell

as Deputy (uncredited)

Gertrude Bennett

as Abigail (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

as Joe Yates (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

as Man at Ticket Window (uncredited)

Philip Connor

as John Yancy (uncredited)

Buck Connors

as Abraham Wilson (uncredited)

Frank Cordell

as Man (uncredited)

Jim Corey

as Lee Webb (uncredited)

Joe De La Cruz

as Mex (uncredited)

Helen Foster

as Janice (uncredited)

William Gillis

as Leon Beauregard (uncredited)

Roger Gray

as Eph Stringer - Homesteader (uncredited)

Aleth Hansen

as Walt McGary (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

as Ticket Man (uncredited)

Connie Leon

as Lily Langtry's Maid (uncredited)

Art Mix

as Seth Tucker (uncredited)

Corbet Morris

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Buck Moulton

as Charles Evans (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

as Henry Williams (uncredited)

Julian Rivero

as Juan Gomez (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Annabelle Rousseau

as Elizabeth (uncredited)

Miriam Sherwin

as Martha (uncredited)

William Steele

as Tex Cole (uncredited)

Phil Tead

as Prisoner (uncredited)

Lupita Tovar

as Teresita (uncredited)

Blackjack Ward

as Buck Harrigan (uncredited)

Ted Wells

as Joe Lawrence (uncredited)