The Cowboys

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.

Discover

John Wayne

Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern

Long Hair

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

Sean Kelly

Cowboy Stuttering Bob

A Martinez

Cowboy Cimarron

Clay O'Brien

Cowboy Hardy Fimps

Sam O'Brien

Cowboy Jimmy Phillips

Mike Pyeatt

Cowboy Homer Weems

Lonny Chapman

Homer's Father

Charles Tyner

Stonemason

Sarah Cunningham

Annie Andersen

Allyn Ann McLerie

Ellen Price

Matt Clark

Smiley

Richard Farnsworth

Henry Williams

Wallace Brooks

Red Tucker

Charise Cullin

Elizabeth

Rita Hudis

Charlie's Mother

Margaret Kelly

Bob's Mother

Jim Burk

Pete

Norman Howell Sr.

Jim's Father

Tap Canutt

Rustler

Gary Epper

Rustler

Tony Epper

Rustler

Kent Hays

Rustler

J.R. Randall

Rustler

Henry Wills

Rustler

Joe Yrigoyen

Rustler

Ralph Volkie

Ralphie (uncredited)

Ivan Brutsche

Towns Person (uncredited)

Art

Philip M. Jefferies

Production Design

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Camera

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Emile LaVigne

Makeup Artist

Pat Abbott

Hairstylist

Anthea Sylbert

Costume Design

Crew

Gary Epper

Stunts

Directing

Mark Rydell

Director

Editing

Neil Travis

Editor

Production

Dick Moder

Unit Production Manager

Nate H. Edwards

Production Manager

Mark Rydell

Producer

Tim Zinnemann

Associate Producer

Sound

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Art

Philip M. Jefferies

Production Design

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Camera

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Emile LaVigne

Makeup Artist

Pat Abbott

Hairstylist

Anthea Sylbert

Costume Design

Crew

Gary Epper

Stunts

Directing

Mark Rydell

Director

Editing

Neil Travis

Editor

Production

Dick Moder

Unit Production Manager

Nate H. Edwards

Production Manager

Mark Rydell

Producer

Tim Zinnemann

Associate Producer

Sound

John Williams

Original Music Composer