The Cowboys 1972

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.

On location

Set in

The cast

John Wayne Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst Kate

Alfred Barker Jr. Cowboy Fats

Nicolas Beauvy Cowboy Dan

Steve Benedict Cowboy Steve

Robert Carradine Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

Norman Howell Cowboy Weedy

Stephen R. Hudis Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

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Sean Kelly Cowboy Stuttering Bob

A Martinez Cowboy Cimarron

Clay O'Brien Cowboy Hardy Fimps

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Sam O'Brien Cowboy Jimmy Phillips

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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