/vJBjkqGAA98JgYb5q60OeLetsGN.jpg
ComedyRomanceWestern

The Cowboy and the Lady

- MERLE ropes Gary! GARY brands Merle!

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.

Release Date : 1938-11-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gary Cooper

Character Name : Stretch Willoughby

Original Name : Gary Cooper

Gender : Male

Merle Oberon

Character Name : Mary Smith

Original Name : Merle Oberon

Gender : Female

Patsy Kelly

Character Name : Katie Callahan

Original Name : Patsy Kelly

Gender : Female

Walter Brennan

Character Name : Sugar

Original Name : Walter Brennan

Gender : Male

Fuzzy Knight

Character Name : Buzz

Original Name : Fuzzy Knight

Gender : Male

Mabel Todd

Character Name : Elly

Original Name : Mabel Todd

Gender : Female

Henry Kolker

Character Name : Horace Smith

Original Name : Henry Kolker

Gender : Male

Harry Davenport

Character Name : Uncle Hannibal Smith

Original Name : Harry Davenport

Gender : Male

Emma Dunn

Character Name : Ma Hawkins

Original Name : Emma Dunn

Gender : Female

Walter Walker

Character Name : Ames

Original Name : Walter Walker

Gender : Male

Berton Churchill

Character Name : Oliver Wendell Henderson

Original Name : Berton Churchill

Gender : Male

Charles Richman

Character Name : Dillon

Original Name : Charles Richman

Gender : Male

Frederick Vogeding

Character Name : Captain

Original Name : Frederick Vogeding

Gender : Male

Iron Eyes Cody

Character Name : Rodeo Indian (uncredited)

Original Name : Iron Eyes Cody

Gender : Male

Hank Worden

Character Name : Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Worden

Gender : Male

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Danny Borzage

Character Name : Musician (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Borzage

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

George Chandler

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : George Chandler

Gender : Male

Charles Coleman

Character Name : Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Coleman

Gender : Male

Eddie Acuff

Character Name : Bus Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Acuff

Gender : Male

Murray Alper

Character Name : Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Alper

Gender : Male

Silver Tip Baker

Character Name : Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Silver Tip Baker

Gender : Male

Jack Baxley

Character Name : Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Baxley

Gender : Male

Chris Willow Bird

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Willow Bird

Gender : Male

Ed Brady

Character Name : Carpenter at Ranch (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Brady

Gender : Male

Steve Clemente

Character Name : Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Clemente

Gender : Male

Mabel Colcord

Character Name : Old Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mabel Colcord

Gender : Female

James Conaty

Character Name : Gambling House Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : James Conaty

Gender : Male

Edward Cooper

Character Name : Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Cooper

Gender : Male

Curley Dresden

Character Name : Man Washing (uncredited)

Original Name : Curley Dresden

Gender : Male

Sarah Edwards

Character Name : Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Sarah Edwards

Gender : Female

Frank Ellis

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Ellis

Gender : Male

Sam Garrett

Character Name : Rider and Roper (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Garrett

Gender : Male

William Gillis

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : William Gillis

Gender : Male

Arthur Hoyt

Character Name : Valet (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Hoyt

Gender : Male

Si Jenks

Character Name : Cowboy at Rodeo (uncredited)

Original Name : Si Jenks

Gender : Male

John Judd

Character Name : Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : John Judd

Gender : Male

Ethan Laidlaw

Character Name : Man in Rodeo Stands (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Mike Lally

Character Name : Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Lally

Gender : Male

Chief Many Treaties

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Chief Many Treaties

Gender : Male

Robert Middlemass

Character Name : Newspaper Chief (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Middlemass

Gender : Male

Edmund Mortimer

Character Name : Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Mortimer

Gender : Male

David Newell

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : David Newell

Gender : Male

Edgar Norton

Character Name : Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Edgar Norton

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Carpenter (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Russ Powell

Character Name : Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Powell

Gender : Male

Tom Ricketts

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

Original Name : Tom Ricketts

Gender : Male

Syd Saylor

Character Name : Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

Original Name : Syd Saylor

Gender : Male

Tom Smith

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Smith

Gender : Male

Emmett Vogan

Character Name : Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmett Vogan

Gender : Male

Ethel Wales

Character Name : Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethel Wales

Gender : Female

Blue Washington

Character Name : Dock Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Blue Washington

Gender : Male

Billy Wayne

Character Name : Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Wayne

Gender : Male

Guy Wilkerson

Character Name : Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Wilkerson

Gender : Male

Harry Wilson

Character Name : Man Shaving (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Wilson

Gender : Male

Florence Wix

Character Name : Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Wix

Gender : Female

William Worthington

Character Name : Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : William Worthington

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

To be honest, there isn't much substance to this little story. Merle Oberon is "Mary Smith" who lives her life treading on eggshells lest she affect the political reputation of her father. When she manages to convince a couple of her maids to go out on a blind date, they encounter some cowboys in for the rodeo - "Stretch Willoughby" (Gary Cooper) amongst them. They fall in love, elope and now she must juggle the double lives with her new husband and her father. The two stars are clearly having a bit of fun, and they work well together - aided by a few timely scenes with Water Brennan "Sugar" but at 90 minutes the plot wears too thin, pretty quickly and it all rather runs out of steam.