The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)

"MERLE ropes Gary! GARY brands Merle!"

6.3/10
27 votes
91 minNovember 17, 1938

Overview

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.

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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Stretch Willoughby

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Mary Smith

Patsy Kelly

Patsy Kelly

Katie Callahan

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Sugar

Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Buzz

Mabel Todd

Mabel Todd

Elly

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Horace Smith

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Uncle Hannibal Smith

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Ma Hawkins

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Ames

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Oliver Wendell Henderson

Charles Richman

Charles Richman

Dillon

Frederick Vogeding

Frederick Vogeding

Captain

Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Rodeo Indian (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

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Danny Borzage

Musician (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Cowboy (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

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Silver Tip Baker

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

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Jack Baxley

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

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Chris Willow Bird

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Carpenter at Ranch (uncredited)

Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente

Knife Thrower (uncredited)

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Mabel Colcord

Old Woman (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Gambling House Patron (uncredited)

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Edward Cooper

Smith's Servant (uncredited)

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Curley Dresden

Man Washing (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Ellis

Frank Ellis

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Sam Garrett

Rider and Roper (uncredited)

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William Gillis

Party Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Valet (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Si Jenks

Cowboy at Rodeo (uncredited)

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John Judd

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Man in Rodeo Stands (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Croupier (uncredited)

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Chief Many Treaties

Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass

Robert Middlemass

Newspaper Chief (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Edgar Norton

Smith's Servant (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Carpenter (uncredited)

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

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

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

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Tom Smith

Party Guest (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Ethel Wales

Ethel Wales

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Blue Washington

Blue Washington

Dock Worker (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Man Shaving (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

William Worthington

William Worthington

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

David Newell

David Newell

Gambler (uncredited)

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