Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: September 18, 1940
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genres: Western
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (121 votes)
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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 (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Sheriff (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Deputy (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Man at Ticket Window (uncredited)
Buck Connors
Abraham Wilson (uncredited)
Frank Cordell
Man (uncredited)
Jim Corey
Lee Webb (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Janice (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Ticket Man (uncredited)
Art Mix
Seth Tucker (uncredited)
Corbet Morris
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Henry Williams (uncredited)
William Steele
Tex Cole (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Prisoner (uncredited)
Lupita Tovar
Teresita (uncredited)
Blackjack Ward
Buck Harrigan (uncredited)
Ted Wells
Joe Lawrence (uncredited)