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This sturdy Delmer Daves picture--his third with Glenn Ford, following Jubal and 3:10 to Yuma--is one of the most offbeat Westerns ever. And it must be the most writerly, with Frank Harris's memoirs as the source and a picaresque screenplay by Edmund H. North and Dalton Trumbo (a blacklistee, credited only posthumously). There's a pileup of oddities and complications at the outset, with Chicago hotel clerk Harris (Jack Lemmon) already in mid-romance with a daughter of the Mexican aristocracy (Anna Kashfi--Mrs. Marlon Brando at the time), and Texas cattleman Tom Reese (Ford) storming in to commandeer an entire floor of the hotel for him and his drovers so they can party till, well, the cows come home. Partying is curtailed when Reese loses big at cards; Harris bails him out with his savings, and Reese finds he's taken on not only an unwanted partner but a tenderfoot besides. Soon everyone is headed south.
Cowboy merits its bedrock title. This is a rare Western in which the job of breaking horses, trail herding, etc. figures as a dynamic aspect of the storytelling. The film also has a blunt and original way of looking at death, not as a genre convention but as something abrupt, ungainly, and often absurd, in both senses of the word. (This applies equally to men and cattle, by the way.) The camerawork is trim, angular, and somehow precarious, and the jagged editing hustles the very eventful proceedings to a close in barely an hour and a half. Saddle up. --Richard T. Jameson
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"Cowboy (1958) ... Glenn Ford & Jack Lemmon ... Delmer Daves (Director) (2002)"
Oct 1 2011
By J. Lovins
TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Columbia Pictures presents "COWBOY" (1958 92 min/Color) -- Starring: Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi, Brian Donlevy, Dick York & Richard Jaeckel
Directed by Delmer Daves
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris (Jack Lemmon) harbors romantic notions of the West and prevails upon hard-living, hard-drinking trail boss Tom Reese (Glenn Ford) to take him along on Reese's next cattle drive. In the months that follow, Harris' idealized notions of the West are cruelly dispelled, though he eventually becomes accustomed to the rough-and-tumble life on the trail and to the curious camaraderie between the drovers
The once-scandalous autobiography of Frank Harris was the source of the fascinating "adult" western Cowboy. Note the memorable performance of Hollywood veteran Brian Donlevy as Doc Bender, an aging gunfighter who can't stand the notion of becoming an anachronism.
One of the more unorthodox westerns of the 1950s, but also one of the best.
Oscar Nominated for Best Film Editing
BIOS:
1. Delmer Daves [Director]
Date of Birth: 24 July 1904 - San Francisco, California
Date of Death: 17 August 1977 - La Jolla, California
2. Glenn Ford (aka: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford)
Date of Birth: 1 May 1916 - Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada
Date of Death: 30 August 2006 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California
3. Jack Lemmon
Date of Birth: 8 February 1925 - Newton, Massachusetts
Date of Death: 27 June 2001 - Los Angeles, California
4. Anna Kashfi [aka: Joan O'Callaghan]
Date of Birth: 30 September 1934 - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date of Death: Unknown
5. Brian Donlevy
Date of Birth: 9 February 1901 - Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Date of Death: 5 April 1972 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
6. Richard Jaeckel
Date of Birth: 10 October 1926 - Long Beach, Long Island, New York
Date of Death: 14 June 1997 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
7. Dick York
Date of Birth: 4 September 1928 - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Date of Death: 20 February 1992 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 5 Stars
Overall: 5 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 92 min on DVD ~ Columbia Pictures ~ (May 14, 2002)
Directed by Delmer Daves
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris (Jack Lemmon) harbors romantic notions of the West and prevails upon hard-living, hard-drinking trail boss Tom Reese (Glenn Ford) to take him along on Reese's next cattle drive. In the months that follow, Harris' idealized notions of the West are cruelly dispelled, though he eventually becomes accustomed to the rough-and-tumble life on the trail and to the curious camaraderie between the drovers
The once-scandalous autobiography of Frank Harris was the source of the fascinating "adult" western Cowboy. Note the memorable performance of Hollywood veteran Brian Donlevy as Doc Bender, an aging gunfighter who can't stand the notion of becoming an anachronism.
One of the more unorthodox westerns of the 1950s, but also one of the best.
Oscar Nominated for Best Film Editing
BIOS:
1. Delmer Daves [Director]
Date of Birth: 24 July 1904 - San Francisco, California
Date of Death: 17 August 1977 - La Jolla, California
2. Glenn Ford (aka: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford)
Date of Birth: 1 May 1916 - Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada
Date of Death: 30 August 2006 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California
3. Jack Lemmon
Date of Birth: 8 February 1925 - Newton, Massachusetts
Date of Death: 27 June 2001 - Los Angeles, California
4. Anna Kashfi [aka: Joan O'Callaghan]
Date of Birth: 30 September 1934 - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date of Death: Unknown
5. Brian Donlevy
Date of Birth: 9 February 1901 - Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Date of Death: 5 April 1972 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
6. Richard Jaeckel
Date of Birth: 10 October 1926 - Long Beach, Long Island, New York
Date of Death: 14 June 1997 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
7. Dick York
Date of Birth: 4 September 1928 - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Date of Death: 20 February 1992 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 5 Stars
Overall: 5 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 92 min on DVD ~ Columbia Pictures ~ (May 14, 2002)
By Rocco man
Format:DVD
I like that Mr.Mendez. He can really play that horn. Hot i tell you.. hot! Anyways folks, I recommend that you awll buy this fantastic root in tootin' slam here footin' horse riding shootin' movie! You'll love it and as for Mendez. He is the greatest.
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This is a wonderful look at the "real" West for a change; warts and all. BUT, and it is a big BUT, it needs to be seen as originally filmed not cut for television. Neverthless I'll keep this copy and then buy it again when it is released in Widescreen. Why do those who support the rights of directors and complain when someone "messes" with "their" product think nothing of chopping a film to fit a televion screen.
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Western Fan
This moive had everything that made it easy to remember. Glen Ford was always a standup kind of guy and could be hard as nails, or gentle. Read more
Published on Mar 26 2002 by roberta joerns
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Giddy-Up!
Very amusing western with Jack Lemmon learning the cowboy-way by pro Glenn Ford. Colorful and entertaining and one of the classics. Waiting only for "The Sheepman".
Published on July 24 2001
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Watch out for saddle sores!
This "fish-out-of-water" story has Jack Lemmon turn from a dude into a hard-bitten cowhand in this enjoyable trail drive western. Read more
Published on July 31 1999
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