The Cowboys
1972When 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.
Acted in
John Wayne
as Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne
as Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern
as Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst
as Kate
Alfred Barker Jr.
as Cowboy Fats
Nicolas Beauvy
as Cowboy Dan
Steve Benedict
as Cowboy Steve
Robert Carradine
as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
Norman Howell
as Cowboy Weedy
Stephen R. Hudis
as Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
Sean Kelly
as Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez
as Cowboy Cimarron
Clay O'Brien
as Cowboy Hardy Fimps
Sam O'Brien
as Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
Mike Pyeatt
as Cowboy Homer Weems
Slim Pickens
as Anse
Lonny Chapman
as Homer's Father
Charles Tyner
as Stonemason
Sarah Cunningham
as Annie Andersen
Allyn Ann McLerie
as Ellen Price
Maggie Costain
as Phoebe
Matt Clark
as Smiley
Jerry Gatlin
as Howdy
Walter Scott
as Okay
Richard Farnsworth
as Henry Williams
Wallace Brooks
as Red Tucker
Charise Cullin
as Elizabeth
Collette Poeppel
as Rosemary
Rita Hudis
as Charlie's Mother
Margaret Kelly
as Bob's Mother
Larry Randles
as Ben
Larry Finley
as Jake
Jim Burk
as Pete
Norman Howell Sr.
as Jim's Father
Fred Brookfield
as Rustler
Tap Canutt
as Rustler
Chuck Courtney
as Rustler
Gary Epper
as Rustler
Tony Epper
as Rustler
Kent Hays
as Rustler
J.R. Randall
as Rustler
Henry Wills
as Rustler
Joe Yrigoyen
as Rustler
Ralph Volkie
as Ralphie (uncredited)
Ivan Brutsche
as Towns Person (uncredited)