Cowboy (1958)
Overview
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, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,600,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.209 |
Directed By
Delmer Daves
Crew
Delmer Daves
Julian Blaustein
Cary Odell
Charles Lawton Jr.
Edmund H. North
Dalton Trumbo
George Duning
Clay Campbell
James Crowe
Helen Hunt
William Kiernan
Sam Nelson
Frank Harris
Al Clark
William A. Lyon
TOP 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 De Kova
Alcaide
Russ Bender
Joe (uncredited)
Joan Bradshaw
Reese's Girl (uncredited)
Don Carlos
Jose (uncredited)
John Cason
Trail Hand (uncredited)
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Slim Barrett
William Leslie
Tucker
Strother Martin
Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake
David McMahon
Cattle Buyer
Bek Nelson
Charlie's Girl
Juli Reding
Reese's Girl (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Cowhand
Leoda Richards
Woman in Hotel Lobby
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