Cowboy

Name: Cowboy
Genre: Western
Released: 1958-01-23
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi, Brian Donlevy, Dick York

1958·Movie·NR·92 min·★ 6.5(74)

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“THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!”

Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...

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About Cowboy

Cowboy is a 1958 English-language western film directed by Delmer Daves. The cast is led by Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi. It has a runtime of 1h 32m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

Cowboy was produced by Columbia Pictures and Phoenix Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on January 23, 1958, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $2 million worldwide.

Director: Delmer Daves
Writers: Edmund H. North, Dalton Trumbo
Release date: January 23, 1958
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $2 million
Production: Columbia Pictures, Phoenix Productions

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Cowboy cast & crew

Cowboy was directed by Delmer Daves and written by Edmund H. North and Dalton Trumbo.

The cast features Glenn Ford as Tom Reese, Jack Lemmon as Frank Harris, Anna Kashfi as Maria Vidal / Arriega, Brian Donlevy as Doc Bender, Trailhand, Dick York as Charlie, Trailhand, and Víctor Manuel Mendoza as Paco Mendoza, Ramrod.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by George Duning, cinematography is by Charles Lawton Jr., and it was produced by Julian Blaustein.

Is Cowboy worth watching?

Cowboy holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 74 ratings, a solidly received western films.

At 1h 32m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy western, Cowboy is worth a place on your watchlist.

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