The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%. Scores higher than 70% of the 173 1950s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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...
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Delmer DavesDirector
- Edmund H. NorthScreenplay
- Dalton TrumboScreenplay
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Glenn FordTom Reese
- Jack LemmonFrank Harris
- Anna KashfiMaria Vidal / Arriega
- Brian DonlevyDoc Bender, Trailhand
- Dick YorkCharlie, Trailhand
- Víctor Manuel MendozaPaco Mendoza, Ramrod
- Richard JaeckelPaul Curtis
- King DonovanJoe Capper, Trailhand
- Vaughn TaylorMr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager
- Donald RandolphSenor Vidal, Maria's Father
- James WesterfieldMike Adams
- Eugene IglesiasDon Manuel Arriega
Stills
Movies like Cowboy
Themes
hotelchicago, illinoismexicobased on novel or bookforbidden lovecattle drivenative american attacktrainpoker gameloansnake bitecattle ranch