The Westerner (1940)

Directed by

William Wyler

Genre

drama film, Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 135 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wandering cowboy gets caught up with a self-appointed hanging judge in a Texas town. The judge fights homesteaders while the cowboy tries to change his harsh ways.

suspensefulearthymoraldryly humorouscharacter-drivenslow-burnbleakatmospheric

What happens

The Westerner is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and Doris Davenport. Written by Niven Busch and Jo Swerling (from a story by Stuart N. Lake), the film concerns a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegaroon, Texas, who befriends a saddle tramp who opposes the judge's policy against homesteaders. The film is remembered for Walter Brennan's performance as Judge Roy Bean, for which he won his record-setting third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. James Basevi and Stuart N. Lake also received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Black and White and Best Story, respectively. The supporting cast features Dana Andrews, Chill Wills and Forrest Tucker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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