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)