The Cowboys (1972)

Synopsis

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 job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

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Cast

• John Wayne as Wil Andersen
• Roscoe Lee Browne as Jebediah Nightlinger
• Bruce Dern as Long Hair
• Colleen Dewhurst as Kate
• Alfred Barker Jr. as Cowboy Fats
• Nicolas Beauvy as Cowboy Dan
• Steve Benedict as Cowboy Steve
• Robert Carradine as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
• Norman Howell as Cowboy Weedy
• Stephen R. Hudis as Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

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• Stand by Me
• Clear and Present Danger
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• Through My Window
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