The Westerner (1940)
| Release Date | 18 September 1940 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | THE RAW UNTAMED ADVENTUROUS WEST...LIVES AGAIN! (original print media ad - all caps) |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Western |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | near, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Traditional Western |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Taming the West, Miscarriage of Justice |
| Tones | Tense, Atmospheric, Stylized, Austere, Earthy |
| Tags | Actor, Court System, Daughter, Deception, Drifter, Father, Horse Thief, Judge, Justice, Land Scheme, Land War, Love, Murder, Obsession, Settler |
The Westerner is a 1940 film directed by William Wyler, and written by Niven Busch, Stuart N. Lake, and Jo Swerling. It stars Gary Cooper as fictional interloper Cole Harden and is often remembered for one of Walter Brennan's best performances, as Judge Roy Bean, which led to him winning his record-setting third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. James Basevi and Stuart N. Lake also received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, black-and-white, and the Academy Award for Best Story respectively.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lucien Littlefield
The Stranger
C.E. Anderson
Hezekiah Willever
Bill Bauman
Man getting haircut
Hank Bell
Deputy
Gertrude Bennett
Abigail
Danny Borzage
Joe Yates
Charles Coleman
Lily Langtry's manager
Heinie Conklin
Man at ticket window
Philip Connor
John Yancy
Frank Cordell
Man
Jim Corey
Lee Webb
Joe De La Cruz
Mex
William Gillis
Leon Beauregard
Roger Gray
Eph Stringer
Aleth Hansen
Walt McGary
Lew Kelly
Ticket man
Connie Leon
Lily Langtry's maid
Art Mix
Seth Tucker
Corbet Morris
Orchestra leader
Buck Moulton
Charles Evans
Jack Pennick
Henry Williams
Julian Rivero
Juan Gomez
Henry Roquemore
Stage manager
Annabelle Rousseau
Elizabeth
Miriam Sherwin
Martha
William Steele
Tex Cole
Phil Tead
Prisoner
Blackjack Ward
Buck Harrigan
Ted Wells
Joe Lawrence
Director
Producer
W.R. Burnett
uncredited
Niven Busch
screenplay
Oliver La Farge
uncredited
Stuart N. Lake
story
Jo Swerling
screenplay
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Daniel Mandell
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Casting Director
Robert McIntyre
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Art Director
James Basevi
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Set Decorator
Julia Heron
Makeup Department
Robert Stephanoff
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter Mayo
assistant director
Art Department
Irving W. Sindler
props
Sound Department
Fred Lau
sound technician
Visual Effects
Paul Eagler
special effects cinematography
Archie Stout
special effects cinematography
Stunts
William Alley
stunt double: Gary Cooper
Frank Cordell
stunts
John Epper
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Rudolph Maté
cinematographer: additional scenes
Ned Scott
still photographer
Music Department
Hugo Friedhofer
orchestrator
George Parrish
orchestrator
Edward B. Powell
orchestrator
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Other Crew
Production Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
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Distributor
United Artists
Film Classics
UFA-Filmverleih GmbH
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
MGM-International Dist.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
ClassicLine
Embassy Home Entertainment
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Republic Pictures Home Video
Miscellaneous
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
package design
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