The Cowboys
Mark Rydell1972-01-13
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
7.1
131 min
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 he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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John Wayne | Wil Andersen | Unowned |
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Roscoe Lee Browne | Jebediah Nightlinger | Unowned |
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Bruce Dern | Long Hair | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Colleen Dewhurst | Kate | Unowned |
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Alfred Barker Jr. | Cowboy Fats | Unowned |
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Nicolas Beauvy | Cowboy Dan | Unowned |
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Steve Benedict | Cowboy Steve | Unowned |
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Robert Carradine | Cowboy Slim Honeycutt | Unowned |
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Norman Howell | Cowboy Weedy | Unowned |
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Stephen R. Hudis | Cowboy Charlie Schwartz | Unowned |
|
Sean Kelly | Cowboy Stuttering Bob | Unowned |
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A Martinez | Cowboy Cimarron | Unowned |
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Clay O'Brien | Cowboy Hardy Fimps | Unowned |
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Sam O'Brien | Cowboy Jimmy Phillips | Unowned |
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Mike Pyeatt | Cowboy Homer Weems | Unowned |
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Slim Pickens | Anse | Unowned |
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Lonny Chapman | Homer's Father | Unowned |
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Charles Tyner | Stonemason | Unowned |
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Sarah Cunningham | Annie Andersen | Unowned |
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Allyn Ann McLerie | Ellen Price | Unowned |
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Maggie Costain | Phoebe | Unowned |
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Matt Clark | Smiley | Unowned |
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Jerry Gatlin | Howdy | Unowned |
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Walter Scott | Okay | Unowned |
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Richard Farnsworth | Henry Williams | Unowned |
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Wallace Brooks | Red Tucker | Unowned |
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Charise Cullin | Elizabeth | Unowned |
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Collette Poeppel | Rosemary | Unowned |
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Rita Hudis | Charlie's Mother | Unowned |
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Margaret Kelly | Bob's Mother | Unowned |
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Larry Randles | Ben | Unowned |
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Larry Finley | Jake | Unowned |
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Jim Burk | Pete | Unowned |
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Norman Howell Sr. | Jim's Father | Unowned |
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Fred Brookfield | Rustler | Unowned |
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Tap Canutt | Rustler | Unowned |
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Chuck Courtney | Rustler | Unowned |
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Gary Epper | Rustler | Unowned |
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Tony Epper | Rustler | Unowned |
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Kent Hays | Rustler | Unowned |
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J.R. Randall | Rustler | Unowned |
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Henry Wills | Rustler | Unowned |
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Joe Yrigoyen | Rustler | Unowned |
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Ralph Volkie | Ralphie (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ivan Brutsche | Towns Person (uncredited) | Unowned |