The Cowboys

The Cowboys

All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

1972 en 131 minutes

Rating: 7.1

Plot

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.

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Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

Kate

Alfred Barker Jr.

Alfred Barker Jr.

Cowboy Fats

Nicolas Beauvy

Nicolas Beauvy

Cowboy Dan

Steve Benedict

Steve Benedict

Cowboy Steve

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

Norman Howell

Norman Howell

Cowboy Weedy

Stephen R. Hudis

Stephen R. Hudis

Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly

Cowboy Stuttering Bob

A Martinez

A Martinez

Cowboy Cimarron

Clay O'Brien

Clay O'Brien

Cowboy Hardy Fimps

Sam O'Brien

Sam O'Brien

Cowboy Jimmy Phillips

Mike Pyeatt

Mike Pyeatt

Cowboy Homer Weems

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Anse

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Homer's Father

Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Stonemason

Sarah Cunningham

Sarah Cunningham

Annie Andersen

Allyn Ann McLerie

Allyn Ann McLerie

Ellen Price

Maggie Costain

Maggie Costain

Phoebe

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Smiley

Jerry Gatlin

Jerry Gatlin

Howdy

Walter Scott

Walter Scott

Okay

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Henry Williams

Wallace Brooks

Wallace Brooks

Red Tucker

Charise Cullin

Charise Cullin

Elizabeth

Collette Poeppel

Collette Poeppel

Rosemary

Rita Hudis

Rita Hudis

Charlie's Mother

Margaret Kelly

Margaret Kelly

Bob's Mother

Larry Randles

Larry Randles

Ben

Larry Finley

Larry Finley

Jake

Jim Burk

Jim Burk

Pete

Norman Howell Sr.

Norman Howell Sr.

Jim's Father

Fred Brookfield

Fred Brookfield

Rustler

Tap Canutt

Tap Canutt

Rustler

Chuck Courtney

Chuck Courtney

Rustler

Gary Epper

Gary Epper

Rustler

Tony Epper

Tony Epper

Rustler

Kent Hays

Kent Hays

Rustler

J.R. Randall

J.R. Randall

Rustler

Henry Wills

Henry Wills

Rustler

Joe Yrigoyen

Joe Yrigoyen

Rustler

Ralph Volkie

Ralph Volkie

Ralphie (uncredited)

Ivan Brutsche

Ivan Brutsche

Towns Person (uncredited)

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