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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
EAN: 0883904107118
Feature: The story of the fascinating character, Judge Roy Bean--a Texas tyrant who established himself as "the law west of the Pecos" and who had an admiration and love for stage star Lily Langtry--and his meeting with "The Westerner," a drifter who runs afoul of the law when he is falsely accused of stealing a horse. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN Rating: NR Age:
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: MGM
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: MGM
MPN: M110711
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: MGM
Theatrical Release Date: 1940
Features:- The story of the fascinating character, Judge Roy Bean--a Texas tyrant who established himself as "the law west of the Pecos" and who had an admiration and love for stage star Lily Langtry--and his meeting with "The Westerner," a drifter who runs afoul of the law when he is falsely accused of stealing a horse. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN Rating: NR Age:
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The story of the fascinating character Judge Roy Bean--a Texas tyrant who established himself as "the law west of the Pecos" and who had an admiration and love for stage star Lily Langtry--and his meeting with "The Westerner" a drifter who runs afoul of the law when he is falsely accused of stealing a horse.System Requirements:Running Time: 100 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 883904107118 Manufacturer No: M110711
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Having created an instant classic the previous year with their superlative production of Wuthering Heights, producer Samuel Goldwyn, director William Wyler, and cinematographer Gregg Toland reunited for this classic Western from 1940, which earned Walter Brennan his record-setting third Academy Award. Gary Cooper reportedly hesitated to take his role, knowing that Brennan would likely steal the show with his splendid portrayal of "hanging" lawman Judge Roy Bean, but Wyler persisted and Cooper signed on as the drifter who faces Judge Bean under the false accusation of stealing a horse. Cooper smooth-talks his way out of his hanging by claiming to be a close friend of stage star Lily Langtry, with whom the judge is unabashedly smitten, but tensions rise when Cooper comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders that Brennan is trying to drive away. This leads, of course, to a classic showdown in true Western tradition, and under Wyler's able direction The Westerner takes its place among the finest examples of the genre. And while Brennan does indeed steal the show, Cooper needn't have worried--he's every bit the hero in a battle with one of the silver screen's most memorable villains. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating:  -
This is a great Classic Western that surely almost everyone of a certain age in America has seen. The conflict takes up a chapter in our school history books, The Homesteaders vs The Cattledrivers. We cannot keep but liking Judge Roy Bean, even at his diabolical best as played by Walter Brennan, and this reviewer is "in love" with Gary Cooper, in all of his radient splendor, so he can do no wrong as he plays our hero, Cole Harden. In this movie he is a ramblin' man who has the soul of a peacemaker. ... Read More
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This has to be one of the best non-action Westerns made. Like The Searchers there is more on thought than shoot em up. Both Cooper and Walter Brennan are superb in trying to outmanuvere one another for different reasons. Cooper for his life and Brennan for Lilly Langtree (or just a lock of hair). Excellent quiet thought movie with a bang up ending.
Rating:  -
I was really excited to get this movie as the overwhelming majority of reviews were all 5 stars. There's no question that this movie is well directed and well acted. HOWEVER, the story prods along at a snails pace and there simply is very little going on . . . Judge Roy Bean has a silly fettish with Lillie Langtree and Cooper plays on that fettish in order to save himself from being hung. The entire movie is mostly dialogue between Cooper and Bean and I found it thoroughly boring. I'm a big fan of ... Read More
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1)Toland's cinemeotography is the best
2)Walter Brennon is the best,funniest,most unrealistic Judge Roy Bean,to pass out with an Ace up his sleeve..
3)Gary Cooper is surrounded by the an awesome cast of of great character actors,the likes of which you won't see again..
4)These guys are mostly gone,their acting is so good,you realize,to late,that actors like these are no longer available..
5)The director tells his story from a script,it fits together puzzlelike,a part of a genre ... Read More
Rating: -
what a great movie! gary cooper and walter brennan were at their best. it will make you chuckle and is a little touching at the end when brennan is dying. walter brennan is great as judge roy bean,and gary cooper is the ultimate humble-good-guy. they dont make movies like this anymore, unfortunately.
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