The Westerner

The Westerner (1940) is a western film directed by William Wyler rated 7.1/10.

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.

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