The Cowboy and the Lady
MERLE ropes Gary! GARY brands Merle!
1938 | 91m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Heisler, William Wyler, H. C. Potter |
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| Writer: | Sonya Levien, Frank R. Adams, S. N. Behrman, Leo McCarey |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Nov 17, 1938 |
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| Director: | Stuart Heisler, William Wyler, H. C. Potter |
| Writer: | Sonya Levien, Frank R. Adams, S. N. Behrman, Leo McCarey |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Western |
| Keywords | rodeo, blind date, maid |
| Production Companies | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Cooper | Stretch Willoughby |
| Merle Oberon | Mary Smith |
| Patsy Kelly | Katie Callahan |
| Walter Brennan | Sugar |
| Fuzzy Knight | Buzz |
| Mabel Todd | Elly |
| Henry Kolker | Horace Smith |
| Harry Davenport | Uncle Hannibal Smith |
| Emma Dunn | Ma Hawkins |
| Walter Walker | Ames |
| Berton Churchill | Oliver Wendell Henderson |
| Charles Richman | Dillon |
| Frederick Vogeding | Captain |
| Iron Eyes Cody | Rodeo Indian (uncredited) |
| Hank Worden | Cowhand Leonard (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Danny Borzage | Musician (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Cowboy (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Charles Coleman | Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited) |
| Eddie Acuff | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Murray Alper | Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited) |
| Silver Tip Baker | Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Jack Baxley | Rodeo Rider (uncredited) |
| Chris Willow Bird | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ed Brady | Carpenter at Ranch (uncredited) |
| Steve Clemente | Knife Thrower (uncredited) |
| Mabel Colcord | Old Woman (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Gambling House Patron (uncredited) |
| Edward Cooper | Smith's Servant (uncredited) |
| Curley Dresden | Man Washing (uncredited) |
| Sarah Edwards | Dinner Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Ellis | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sam Garrett | Rider and Roper (uncredited) |
| William Gillis | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Valet (uncredited) |
| Si Jenks | Cowboy at Rodeo (uncredited) |
| John Judd | Rodeo Rider (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Man in Rodeo Stands (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Croupier (uncredited) |
| Chief Many Treaties | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Middlemass | Newspaper Chief (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Dinner Party Guest (uncredited) |
| David Newell | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Edgar Norton | Smith's Servant (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Carpenter (uncredited) |
| Russ Powell | Rodeo Rider (uncredited) |
| Tom Ricketts | Old Man Sitting next to Mary at the Banquet Table (uncredited) |
| Syd Saylor | Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited) |
| Tom Smith | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Newspaper Editor (uncredited) |
| Ethel Wales | Dinner Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Blue Washington | Dock Worker (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne | Rodeo Rider (uncredited) |
| Guy Wilkerson | Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Man Shaving (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Dinner Party Guest (uncredited) |
| William Worthington | Dinner Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stuart Heisler | Co-Director, Second Unit Director |
| William Wyler | Co-Director |
| Anita Loos | Additional Writing |
| John Emerson | Additional Writing |
| Howard Estabrook | Additional Writing |
| Dorothy Parker | Additional Writing |
| Robert Riskin | Additional Writing |
| Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| H. C. Potter | Director |
| Sonya Levien | Screenplay |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Samuel Goldwyn | Presenter |
| Frank R. Adams | Original Story |
| Sherman Todd | Editor |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| James Basevi | Assistant Art Director |
| Lionel Newman | Songs |
| S. N. Behrman | Screenplay |
| Leo McCarey | Original Story |
| Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Robert Ardrey | Additional Writing |
| Alan Campbell | Additional Writing |
| Richard Connell | Additional Writing |
| Gene Fowler | Additional Writing |
| Lillian Hellman | Additional Writing |
| Frederick Lonsdale | Additional Writing |
| Eddie Moran | Additional Writing |
| Frank Ryan | Additional Writing |
| Robert Webb | Casting |
| Nick Stadler | Greensman |
| Thomas T. Moulton | Sound Recordist |
| Paul Neal | Sound Recordist |
| Paul Eagler | Special Effects |
| Ray Binger | Special Effects |
| Eddie Garvin | Camera Operator |
| Jimmie Hacket | Camera Operator |
| Bert Shipman | Camera Operator |
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Conrad Salinger | Orchestrator |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Omar Kiam | Costume Design |
| Edmond F. Bernoudy | Assistant Director |
| Arthur Quenzer | Songs |
| John Epper | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Geronimo1967
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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 fo ... r 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.
Jun 20, 2022