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7.1Drifter 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.
Released: 1940-09-18100 minDir: William WylerWestern
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Cole Harden
- Walter Brennan as Judge Roy Bean
- Doris Davenport as Jane Ellen Mathews
- Fred Stone as Caliphet Mathews
- Forrest Tucker as Wade Harper
- Paul Hurst as Chickenfoot
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7.3/10
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1940 American films1940 English-language films1940 films1940 Western (genre) filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican Western (genre) filmsCultural depictions of Roy BeanEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms about capital punishmentFilms directed by William WylerFilms featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award–winning performance