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The Westerner

William Wyler

1940 • 1h 40m

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 Lang...

The Westerner

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Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary CooperCole Harden

Walter Brennan

Walter BrennanJudge Roy Bean

Doris Davenport

Doris DavenportJane Ellen Mathews

Fred Stone

Fred StoneCaliphet Mathews

Forrest Tucker

Forrest TuckerWade Harper

Paul Hurst

Paul HurstChickenfoot

Chill Wills

Chill WillsSoutheast

Lilian Bond

Lilian BondLily Langtry

Dana Andrews

Dana AndrewsHod Johnson

Charles Halton

Charles HaltonMort Borrow

Trevor Bardette

Trevor BardetteShad Wilkins

Tom Tyler

Tom TylerKing Evans

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien LittlefieldThe Stranger

C.E. Anderson

C.E. AndersonHezekiah Willever (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley AndrewsSheriff (uncredited)

Crew

Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel GoldwynPresenter

William Wyler

William WylerDirector

Stuart N. Lake

Stuart N. LakeStory

Niven Busch

Niven BuschScreenplay

Jo Swerling

Jo SwerlingScreenplay

Daniel Mandell

Daniel MandellEditor

Gregg Toland

Gregg TolandDirector of Photography

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer

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