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The Cowboys (1972)

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

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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 Cowboy Stuttering Bob
  • A Martinez A Martinez Cowboy Cimarron
  • Clay O'Brien Clay O'Brien Cowboy Hardy Fimps
  • Sam O'Brien Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
  • Mike Pyeatt Cowboy Homer Weems
  • Slim Pickens Slim Pickens Anse
  • Lonny Chapman Lonny Chapman Homer's Father
  • Charles Tyner Charles Tyner Stonemason

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