The Westerner (1940)

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THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN!

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.

Released: 1940-09-18
Genres: Western
Runtime: 1h 40m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 138 votes

Directed by William Wyler.

Top cast

Gary Cooper as Cole Harden
Walter Brennan as Judge Roy Bean
Doris Davenport as Jane Ellen Mathews
Fred Stone as Caliphet Mathews
Forrest Tucker as Wade Harper
Paul Hurst as Chickenfoot
Chill Wills as Southeast
Lilian Bond as Lily Langtry
Dana Andrews as Hod Johnson
Charles Halton as Mort Borrow

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Where to watch The Westerner

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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