The latter movie also starred gary cooper, and the two actors subsequently worked together in other films. A trio of american adventurers marooned in rural mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman. His dream of making it big doesnt match the way vinergaroons judge, and resident legal authority, likes to run the town. The westerner is a competently directed vehicle for gary cooper revolving around a fictionalized biography of the life of judge roy bean. He plays a sweet, rather awkward and naive mannot your typical gary cooper heroic character. Cattle rule over crops, and evrything from horse stealing to shooting a cow or not giving deference to lillie can all be a hanging offense. An engaging story that features a standout performance from walter brennan makes the film a betterthanaverage 1940s western. The basis of the westerner was a 10page story by stuart n. He is brought before the redoubtable rapscallion judge roy. Tod am ende des films sowohl als gerecht als auch als tieftraurig empfinden. My father was a coproducer on this movie followed by along came jones, however wearing those 2 hats cured him of the producing bug. Gary cooper in the westerner 1940 walter brennan in the westerner 1940. Fighting caravansgary cooper, lili damita, ernest torrence, tully marshall, eugene pallette 1931.
The movie is handsomely turned out in the sensuously luminous black and white cinematography, fluid editing and silkysmooth scene changes we have come to accept as standard for top studio productions of the late thirties, forties era, and every cinematic effect is enhanced by a stirring dimitri tiomin score. The westerner is such a quiet movie, its performances so lowkey that it is almost a genredestroying effort even john fords stagecoach, made the year before, is so extroverted in its sensibilities as to look almost crude by comparison. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. After the blockbuster success of 1939s westerns, most studios and stars were eager to get into the act, and in 1940, samuel goldwyn made the westerner, his sole talking western and only his second film in the genre. How to watch the hunger games series ahead of the prequel movie. Cooper began his career as a film extra and stunt rider and soon landed acting roles. He is brought before the redoubtable rapscallion judge roy bean. Gary cooper western movies to watch free westerns theater. Lake, and jo swerling, the film is about a selfappointed hanging judge in vinegaroon, texas, who befriends a saddle tramp who opposes the judges policy against homesteaders. Gary started his acting career in the 20s with the silent era films and starred in some largely unknown films, such as the winning of barbara worth, doomsday, the first kiss. Walter brennan wurde fur sein schillerdnes portat des trinkfesten. After establishing himself as a western hero in his early silent films, cooper became a movie star in 1929 with his first sound picture the virginian.
Cole gary cooper is a new transplant to the texas territory. For the best experience please update your browser. Director wyler, walter brennan and gary cooper all committed to the movie and jo swerling began working on the script, but it was still unfinished when niven busch was brought in to rework it. Dusty falls for nurse april logan, who is also loved by mountie jim brett. Hes link jones, a reformed outlaw in west texas in 1874 on his way to fort worth to hire a schoolmarm for the new school in his town. Kaufen sie the westerner gary cooper walter brennan. The movie is handsomely turned out in the sensuously luminous black and white cinematography, fluid editing and silkysmooth scene changes we have come to accept as standard for top studio productions of the late thirties, forties era, and every cinematic effect is enhanced by a stirring. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The westerners 1919 film, a 1919 american film directed by edward sloman. Garden of evil 1954 gary cooper and richard widmark full length western movie. By the time 50s came, he turned to some more mature roles with films such as dallas, bright leaf, youre in the navy now and high noon. Gary cooper, walter brennan, doris davenport, fred stone, forrest tucker, paul hurst, chill wills, lilian bond, dana andrews, charles. For in samuel goldwyns the westerner, which arrived yesterday at the music hall, he. Gary cooper archives page 2 of 2 great western movies.
This was also the time when the western genre films were starting to show up and getting loved, and gary cooper became a star in that genre with films such as the westerner and the cowboy and the lady. I cant put my finger on how the old movies have something the new one dont. Drifter cole gary cooper, just sentenced to hang as a horse thief by the ruthless unofficial judge and barkeep roy bean walter brennan, plays the lily langtry card, early in the samuel goldwynwilliam wyler hit the westerner, 1940. The westerner 1990 stream and watch online moviefone. Buy the westerner movie posters from movie poster shop. The westerner 1940 film, a 1940 american western starring gary cooper and walter brennan. Apr 17, 2014 gary cooper western movies to watch free. The westerner 1934 film, a 1934 american western starring tim mccoy.
Publicity stills of gary cooper and julie london from man of the west. This film was the third oscar win for walter brennan, who won three out of the five best supporting actor academy awards. Read the the westerner movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Get the best deals on gary cooper film discs when you.
Aug 19, 2007 a tribute to the westerner gary cooper coopsgirl07. He was costarred with teresa wright, the wonderful wife of lou gehrig in the pride of the. Gary cooper in 1940, on the set of the westerner the film is about a selfappointed hanging judge in vinegaroon, texas who befriends a saddle. Hanging judge roy bean walter brennan befriends a texas drifter gary cooper. The westerner is a 1940 american film directed by william wyler and starring gary cooper, walter brennan, and doris davenport. The westerners 1919 film, a 1919 american film directed by edward sloman the westerner 1934 film, a 1934 american western starring tim mccoy the westerner film, a 1940 american western starring gary cooper and walter brennan the westerner tv series, a 1960 show. The westerner region 2 compatable gary cooper walter brennan. Gary cooper, walter brennan, doris davenport, fred. The westerner by william wyler gary cooper, walter brennan. The westerner, a 1940 american western starring gary cooper and walter brennan.
Nov 29, 2014 texas ranger dusty rivers isnt that a contradiction in terms. He wanders into the midst of the riel rebellion, in which metis people of french and native heritage and natives want a separate nation. Gary cooper was an american actor known for his raw, natural and authentic style of acting, which made him one of the greatest hollywood stars of all time. Cole hardin gary cooper, who has just saved judge roy bean walter brennan from a homesteader lynch mob, presses his advantage on their behalf, in samuel goldwyns the westerner, 1940, directed by william wyler. Westerner movie hat our take on gary coopers, cole hardin hat from the westerner 1940 westerner movie hat gary cooper was box office gold for most of his career, and one of the great stars from the early decades of film. In this film, the title character, played by gary cooper, is a drifter who is accused of stealing a horse. Aware of the judges affection for actress lily langtree lilian. Gary cooper was always watchable in a western, but he seems too old for the role hes playing in this one. Cole is framed for a recent number of horse thefts and sentenced to hang.
Released november 27th, 1990, the westerner stars garycooper, walterbrennan, dorisdavenport, fredstone the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Gary cooper, as usual is great as cole harden who gets caught with a stolen horse and is sentenced to hang and uses his wits to survive and avoid being hanged. Cooper made many classic westerns, including the westerner, with walter brennan. The westerner, a 1934 american western starring tim mccoy. Goldwyns only previous western, the winning ofbarbara worth 1926, was gary cooper s first featured film. One of the best westerns ever made, gary cooper, walter brennan, and doris davenport were all wonderful. Two years later he won a second oscar, for his portrayal of a grandfatherly horse farm owner in kentucky, and in 1940 he earned an unprecedented third academy award, for his performance as judge roy bean in the westerner. The westerner 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Despite being nominated the subsequent year for sergeant york 1941, also with gary cooper, he was never nominated again in a very long career. During the first half of the 20th century, ohioborn dentist zane grey was the bestselling author of wildly popular novels, most of them set in the american west. Gary cooper is an exceedingly modest fellowtoo modest for his own good, perhaps. Gary cooper full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Gary cooper western movies to watch free westerns tv. Link to the westerner on the internet movie database. The westerner is one of the better westerns out there. But the westerner gives us the definitive gary cooper. The westerner1940 the western every film buff needs to. For in samuel goldwyns the westerner, which arrived yesterday at the music hall, he casually permits the most. In 1975 the westerner receive the great western heritage award. Dallas 1950 full western movie gary cooper the virginian from 1929 starring gary cooper, mary brian, walter houston. With gary cooper, walter brennan, doris davenport, fred stone. Walter brennan plays judge roy bean, a real historical figure, the movie itself is pure fiction.
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