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The Cowboys

  • 1972
  • TMDB 7.1/10
  • 2h 14m

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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Overview

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.

Cast

  • John WayneWil Andersen
  • Roscoe Lee BrowneJebediah Nightlinger
  • Bruce DernLong Hair
  • Colleen DewhurstKate
  • Alfred Barker Jr.Cowboy Fats
  • Nicolas BeauvyCowboy Dan
  • Steve BenedictCowboy Steve
  • Robert CarradineCowboy Slim Honeycutt

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