The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
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1938
1h 31m
6.3(27 votes)
Comedy
Romance
Western

Overview

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.

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Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

58 members
Acting

Gary Cooper

Stretch Willoughby

Gary Cooper
Acting

Merle Oberon

Mary Smith

Merle Oberon
Acting

Patsy Kelly

Katie Callahan

Patsy Kelly
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Walter Brennan

Sugar

Walter Brennan
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Fuzzy Knight

Buzz

Fuzzy Knight
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Mabel Todd

Elly

Mabel Todd
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Henry Kolker

Horace Smith

Henry Kolker
Acting

Harry Davenport

Uncle Hannibal Smith

Harry Davenport
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Emma Dunn

Ma Hawkins

Emma Dunn
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Walter Walker

Ames

Walter Walker
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Berton Churchill

Oliver Wendell Henderson

Berton Churchill
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Charles Richman

Dillon

Charles Richman
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Frederick Vogeding

Captain

Frederick Vogeding
Acting

Iron Eyes Cody

Rodeo Indian (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody
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Hank Worden

Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

Hank Worden
Acting

Irving Bacon

Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
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Danny Borzage

Musician (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Cowboy (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Acting

George Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

George Chandler
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Charles Coleman

Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)

Charles Coleman
Acting

Eddie Acuff

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Eddie Acuff
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Murray Alper

Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

Murray Alper
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Silver Tip Baker

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

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Jack Baxley

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

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Chris Willow Bird

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ed Brady

Carpenter at Ranch (uncredited)

Ed Brady
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Steve Clemente

Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Steve Clemente
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Mabel Colcord

Old Woman (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Gambling House Patron (uncredited)

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Edward Cooper

Smith's Servant (uncredited)

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Curley Dresden

Man Washing (uncredited)

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Sarah Edwards

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards
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Frank Ellis

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Ellis
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Sam Garrett

Rider and Roper (uncredited)

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William Gillis

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Arthur Hoyt

Valet (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt
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Si Jenks

Cowboy at Rodeo (uncredited)

Si Jenks
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John Judd

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

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Ethan Laidlaw

Man in Rodeo Stands (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw
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Mike Lally

Croupier (uncredited)

Mike Lally
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Chief Many Treaties

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Robert Middlemass

Newspaper Chief (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass
Acting

Edmund Mortimer

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

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Edgar Norton

Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Edgar Norton
Acting

Lee Phelps

Carpenter (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Acting

Russ Powell

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Russ Powell
Acting

Tom Ricketts

Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited)

Tom Ricketts
Acting

Syd Saylor

Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

Syd Saylor
Acting

Tom Smith

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
Acting

Ethel Wales

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Ethel Wales
Acting

Blue Washington

Dock Worker (uncredited)

Blue Washington
Acting

Billy Wayne

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
Acting

Guy Wilkerson

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson
Acting

Harry Wilson

Man Shaving (uncredited)

Harry Wilson
Acting

Florence Wix

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Florence Wix
Acting

William Worthington

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

William Worthington
Acting

David Newell

Gambler (uncredited)

David Newell

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