The Cowboy and the Lady

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.

Discover

Gary Cooper

Stretch Willoughby

Merle Oberon

Mary Smith

Patsy Kelly

Katie Callahan

Henry Kolker

Horace Smith

Harry Davenport

Uncle Hannibal Smith

Emma Dunn

Ma Hawkins

Berton Churchill

Oliver Wendell Henderson

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)

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)

David Newell

Gambler (uncredited)

Art

James Basevi

Assistant Art Director

Richard Day

Art Direction

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

Nick Stadler

Greensman

Camera

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Eddie Garvin

Camera Operator

Jimmie Hacket

Camera Operator

Bert Shipman

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Omar Kiam

Costume Design

Crew

Samuel Goldwyn

Presenter

John Epper

Stunt Double

Anita Loos

Additional Writing

Robert Ardrey

Additional Writing

Alan Campbell

Additional Writing

Richard Connell

Additional Writing

John Emerson

Additional Writing

Howard Estabrook

Additional Writing

Gene Fowler

Additional Writing

Lillian Hellman

Additional Writing

Frederick Lonsdale

Additional Writing

Eddie Moran

Additional Writing

Dorothy Parker

Additional Writing

Robert Riskin

Additional Writing

Frank Ryan

Additional Writing

Paul Eagler

Special Effects

Ray Binger

Special Effects

Directing

Edmond F. Bernoudy

Assistant Director

H. C. Potter

Director

Stuart Heisler

Co-Director

William Wyler

Co-Director

Stuart Heisler

Second Unit Director

Editing

Production

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Robert Webb

Casting

Sound

Alfred Newman

Music Director

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Thomas T. Moulton

Sound Recordist

Paul Neal

Sound Recordist

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Conrad Salinger

Orchestrator

Writing

S. N. Behrman

Screenplay

Sonya Levien

Screenplay

Leo McCarey

Original Story

Frank R. Adams

Original Story

Art

James Basevi

Assistant Art Director

Richard Day

Art Direction

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

Nick Stadler

Greensman

Camera

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Eddie Garvin

Camera Operator

Jimmie Hacket

Camera Operator

Bert Shipman

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Omar Kiam

Costume Design

Crew

Samuel Goldwyn

Presenter

John Epper

Stunt Double

Anita Loos

Additional Writing

Robert Ardrey

Additional Writing

Alan Campbell

Additional Writing

Richard Connell

Additional Writing

John Emerson

Additional Writing

Howard Estabrook

Additional Writing

Gene Fowler

Additional Writing

Lillian Hellman

Additional Writing

Frederick Lonsdale

Additional Writing

Eddie Moran

Additional Writing

Dorothy Parker

Additional Writing

Robert Riskin

Additional Writing

Frank Ryan

Additional Writing

Paul Eagler

Special Effects

Ray Binger

Special Effects

Directing

Edmond F. Bernoudy

Assistant Director

H. C. Potter

Director

Stuart Heisler

Co-Director

William Wyler

Co-Director

Stuart Heisler

Second Unit Director

Editing

Production

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Robert Webb

Casting

Sound

Alfred Newman

Music Director

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Thomas T. Moulton

Sound Recordist

Paul Neal

Sound Recordist

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Conrad Salinger

Orchestrator

Writing

S. N. Behrman

Screenplay

Sonya Levien

Screenplay

Leo McCarey

Original Story

Frank R. Adams

Original Story