The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses. Their frequent employer Jim (Chill Wills), who always gets the better of them, talks them into taking a nondescript horse in lieu of some of their wages. Ben finds that the horse is un-rideable, he comes up with the idea of taking it to a rodeo and betting other cowhands they cannot ride it.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Burt KennedyScreenplay
- Burt KennedyDirector
Cast
- Glenn FordBen Jones
- Henry FondaMarion 'Howdy' Lewis
- Sue Ane LangdonMary
- Hope HolidaySister
- Chill WillsJim Ed Love
- Edgar BuchananVince Moore
- Kathleen FreemanAgatha Moore
- Joan FreemanMeg Moore
- Denver PyleBull
- Barton MacLaneTanner
- Doodles WeaverArlee
- Allegra VarronMrs. Norson
Stills
Themes
rodeohorsestubbornnesshorse ranchherdrodeo cowboycowboy horse relationshipcowboys