The Westerner 1940

Name: The Westerner
Released: 1940-09-18
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone, Forrest Tucker

Synopsis:

Drifter 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.

Directed by:	William Wyler
Written by:	Jo Swerling & Niven Busch
Runtime:	100 minutes
Critics score:	100 / 100
Tagline:	THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!