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The Cowboys

7.119722h 14mPGMovieWesternAdventureDrama

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…

DirectorMark Rydell
WritersIrving Ravetch·William Dale Jennings
ProducerMark Rydell

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Cast · Directed by Mark Rydell

JWJohn Wayne
John Wayne
Wil Andersen
RBRoscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne
Jebediah Nightlinger
BDBruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Long Hair
CDColleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
Kate
AJAlfred Barker Jr.
Alfred Barker Jr.
Cowboy Fats
NBNicolas Beauvy
Nicolas Beauvy
Cowboy Dan
SBSteve Benedict
Steve Benedict
Cowboy Steve
RCRobert Carradine
Robert Carradine
Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
NHNorman Howell
Norman Howell
Cowboy Weedy
SHStephen R. Hudis
Stephen R. Hudis
Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
SK
Sean Kelly
Cowboy Stuttering Bob
AMA Martinez
A Martinez
Cowboy Cimarron

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