The Cowboys

The Cowboys

131 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Western | Jan. 13, 1972

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage; however, neither Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

The Cowboys

131 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Western | Jan. 13, 1972

The Cowboys
When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage; however, neither Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Sanford Productions (III)
Original title The Cowboys
Directors Mark Rydell
Writers William Dale Jennings, Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch

Cast

John Wayne

as Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne

as Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern

as Long Hair

Alfred Barker Jr.

as Cowboy Fats

Nicolas Beauvy

as Cowboy Dan

Steve Benedict

as Cowboy Steve

Robert Carradine

as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

Norman Howell

as Cowboy Weedy

Stephen R. Hudis

as Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

Sean Kelly

as Cowboy Stuttering Bob

A Martinez

as Cowboy Cimarron

Clay O'Brien

as Cowboy Hardy Fimps

Sam O'Brien

as Cowboy Jimmy Phillips

Mike Pyeatt

as Cowboy Homer Weems

Slim Pickens

as Anse

Lonny Chapman

as Homer's Father

Charles Tyner

as Stonemason

Sarah Cunningham

as Annie Andersen

Allyn Ann McLerie

as Ellen Price

Maggie Costain

as Phoebe

Matt Clark

as Smiley

Jerry Gatlin

as Howdy

Walter Scott

as Okay

Richard Farnsworth

as Henry Williams

Wallace Brooks

as Red Tucker

Charise Cullin

as Elizabeth

Collette Poeppel

as Rosemary

Norman Howell

as Jim's Father

Rita Hudis

as Charlie's Mother

Margaret Kelly

as Bob's Mother

Larry Randles

as Ben

Larry Finley

as Jake

Jim Burk

as Pete

Fred Brookfield

as Rustler

Tap Canutt

as Rustler

Chuck Courtney

as Rustler

Gary Epper

as Rustler

Tony Epper

as Rustler

Kent Hays

as Rustler

J.R. Randall

as Rustler

Henry Wills

as Rustler

Joe Yrigoyen

as Rustler

Ralph Volkie

as Ralphie (uncredited)

Ivan Brutsche

as Towns Person (uncredited)