The Cowboy and the Lady

MERLE ropes Gary! GARY brands Merle!

6.3
19381h 31m

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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.

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: The Cowboy And The Lady Trailer 1938 | Gary Cooper

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Cast

Photo of Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Stretch Willoughby

Photo of Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Mary Smith

Photo of Patsy Kelly

Patsy Kelly

Katie Callahan

Photo of Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Horace Smith

Photo of Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Uncle Hannibal Smith

Photo of Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Ma Hawkins

Photo of Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Oliver Wendell Henderson

Photo of Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Rodeo Indian (uncredited)

Photo of Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

Photo of Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

Photo of Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Cowboy (uncredited)

Photo of George Chandler

George Chandler

Reporter (uncredited)

Photo of Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)

Photo of Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Bus Driver (uncredited)

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf

6/10

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 for 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.

You've reached the end.