The Cowboys
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
Budget: $6,000,000 | Revenue : $7,500,000
Runtime: 131 minutes
Big Jake
The Troubles of Alfred
Brannigan
Sands of Iwo Jima
North to Alaska
South Pacific
The Quick and the Dead
California
The Designated Victim
Gun Duel In Durango
John Wayne
Played Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne
Played Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern
Played Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst
Played Kate
Alfred Barker Jr.
Played Cowboy Fats
Nicolas Beauvy
Played Cowboy Dan
Steve Benedict
Played Cowboy Steve
Robert Carradine
Played Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
Norman Howell
Played Cowboy Weedy
Stephen R. Hudis
Played Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
Sean Kelly
Played Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez
Played Cowboy Cimarron
Clay O'Brien
Played Cowboy Hardy Fimps
Sam O'Brien
Played Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
Mike Pyeatt
Played Cowboy Homer Weems
Slim Pickens
Played Anse
Lonny Chapman
Played Homer's Father
Charles Tyner
Played Stonemason
Sarah Cunningham
Played Annie Andersen
Allyn Ann McLerie
Played Ellen Price
Maggie Costain
Played Phoebe
Matt Clark
Played Smiley
Jerry Gatlin
Played Howdy
Walter Scott
Played Okay
Richard Farnsworth
Played Henry Williams
Wallace Brooks
Played Red Tucker
Charise Cullin
Played Elizabeth
Collette Poeppel
Played Rosemary
Rita Hudis
Played Charlie's Mother
Margaret Kelly
Played Bob's Mother
Larry Randles
Played Ben
Larry Finley
Played Jake
Jim Burk
Played Pete
Norman Howell Sr.
Played Jim's Father
Fred Brookfield
Played Rustler
Tap Canutt
Played Rustler
Chuck Courtney
Played Rustler
Gary Epper
Played Rustler
Tony Epper
Played Rustler
Kent Hays
Played Rustler
J.R. Randall
Played Rustler
Henry Wills
Played Rustler
Joe Yrigoyen
Played Rustler
Ralph Volkie
Played Ralphie (uncredited)
Ivan Brutsche
Played Towns Person (uncredited)
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