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The Cowboys
The Cowboys is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by William Dale Jennings, the screenplay was written by Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., and Jennings and was directed by Mark Rydell.
In 1878 Montana, aging rancher Wil Andersen needs replacement drovers for a 400-mile (640 km) cattle drive after his ranch hands depart for the gold rush. Andersen rides to Bozeman to hire more hands, but most men there have also left. Andersen's friend Anse Peterson suggests hiring local schoolboys, though Andersen is skeptical they could handle the job.
The next morning, the boys arrive at Andersen's ranch to volunteer for the drive. Andersen then assesses their horseback riding ability. The eldest boy, Cimarron, gets into a fight with Slim, the next-oldest. Andersen hires the boys, though he fires Cimarron after the young man pulls a knife on Slim during another fight.
Andersen locks up the boys' guns in a box to be kept on the chuck wagon during the drive. While the boys practice roping, branding, and herding livestock, a suspicious band of men arrive asking for work. Andersen catches their leader Asa Watts in a lie and declines to hire them.
When Jebediah Nightlinger, a black cook, arrives, Andersen's crew is complete. Once on the trail, Andersen notices Cimarron is following the herd. When Slim slips off his horse while crossing a river, Cimarron saves him from drowning. Andersen lets Cimarron join the drive.
Slowly, the boys become good cowhands, impressing Andersen and Nightlinger. When Dan, who wears glasses, is chasing a stray horse, he stumbles upon Watts and his gang, who are cattle rustlers. Watts reveals they have been trailing the herd. He releases Dan but threatens to slit the boy's throat if he says anything to Andersen.
Dan returns to the herd, though is too terrified to keep watch by himself. Charlie Schwartz agrees to accompany him. When Dan drops his glasses into the ravine where the cattle are resting, Charlie succeeds in retrieving them but is trampled by the herd. The boys hold a funeral for him before resuming the drive.
When the chuck wagon throws a wheel, Nightlinger and Homer remain behind to make repairs while the crew moves on. Watts and his gang appear and openly parallel the herd. Andersen sends Weedy to tell Nightlinger to rejoin them as fast as possible. When the rustlers approach, Andersen tells the boys to be non-resistant. Dan tells Andersen about Watts following them but he was too scared to tell; Andersen comforts him.
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The Cowboys
The Cowboys is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by William Dale Jennings, the screenplay was written by Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., and Jennings and was directed by Mark Rydell.
In 1878 Montana, aging rancher Wil Andersen needs replacement drovers for a 400-mile (640 km) cattle drive after his ranch hands depart for the gold rush. Andersen rides to Bozeman to hire more hands, but most men there have also left. Andersen's friend Anse Peterson suggests hiring local schoolboys, though Andersen is skeptical they could handle the job.
The next morning, the boys arrive at Andersen's ranch to volunteer for the drive. Andersen then assesses their horseback riding ability. The eldest boy, Cimarron, gets into a fight with Slim, the next-oldest. Andersen hires the boys, though he fires Cimarron after the young man pulls a knife on Slim during another fight.
Andersen locks up the boys' guns in a box to be kept on the chuck wagon during the drive. While the boys practice roping, branding, and herding livestock, a suspicious band of men arrive asking for work. Andersen catches their leader Asa Watts in a lie and declines to hire them.
When Jebediah Nightlinger, a black cook, arrives, Andersen's crew is complete. Once on the trail, Andersen notices Cimarron is following the herd. When Slim slips off his horse while crossing a river, Cimarron saves him from drowning. Andersen lets Cimarron join the drive.
Slowly, the boys become good cowhands, impressing Andersen and Nightlinger. When Dan, who wears glasses, is chasing a stray horse, he stumbles upon Watts and his gang, who are cattle rustlers. Watts reveals they have been trailing the herd. He releases Dan but threatens to slit the boy's throat if he says anything to Andersen.
Dan returns to the herd, though is too terrified to keep watch by himself. Charlie Schwartz agrees to accompany him. When Dan drops his glasses into the ravine where the cattle are resting, Charlie succeeds in retrieving them but is trampled by the herd. The boys hold a funeral for him before resuming the drive.
When the chuck wagon throws a wheel, Nightlinger and Homer remain behind to make repairs while the crew moves on. Watts and his gang appear and openly parallel the herd. Andersen sends Weedy to tell Nightlinger to rejoin them as fast as possible. When the rustlers approach, Andersen tells the boys to be non-resistant. Dan tells Andersen about Watts following them but he was too scared to tell; Andersen comforts him.