Cowboy (1958)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers (WGA):

Frank Harris (book) and
Edmund H. North (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 March 1958 (Japan)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Cowboy | Male In Bathtub | Beautiful Woman | Based On Book

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Glenn Ford	...	Tom Reese
Jack Lemmon	...	Frank Harris
Anna Kashfi	...	Maria Vidal / Arriega
Brian Donlevy	...	Doc Bender, Trailhand
Dick York	...	Charlie, Trailhand
Víctor Manuel Mendoza	...	Paco Mendoza, Ramrod
Richard Jaeckel	...	Paul Curtis
King Donovan	...	Joe Capper, Trailhand
Vaughn Taylor	...	Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager
Donald Randolph	...	Senor Vidal, Maria's Father
James Westerfield	...	Mike Adams
Eugene Iglesias	...	Don Manuel Arriega
Frank DeKova	...	Alcaide (as Frank de Kova)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

UK:U (tv rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In a rail car containing the shipment of cattle, Tom Reese, an 'experienced' cattle-handler, attempts to help up a fallen steer by pulling the animal's head so that it can get up on its front legs then, presumably, on to its hind legs. No bovine will normally get up like this, and it's easier for it, firstly, to raise itself up on its hind legs by lunging forward, then put its front legs under it to stand up. To help this animal get up, you must lift its rear end by grabbing either the tail root or its backside.

Quotes:

Tom Reese: And all that hogwash about horses! The loyalty of the horse! The intelligence of the horse! The intelligence? You know a horse has a brain just about the size of a walnut. They're mean, they're treacherous and they're stupid. There isn't a horse born that had enough sense to move away from a hot fire. No sensible man loves a horse. He tolerates the filthy animal only because riding is better than walking.

The trumpeter who played the background music

The trumpet music that was heard in the movie 'Cowboy' was performed by Rafael Mendez the 'World's Greatest Trumpeter' of his day. Mr. Mendez, also had a small on camera appearance as the trumpeter in the cantina where he played 'El Gitano' which he also composed.