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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.8 / 100
1958·Drama / Western·1h 32m

COWBOY

“THE REAL, TRUE STORY OF THE WEST!”

Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...

Above the Line
Delmer Daves·DirectorEdmund H. North·ScreenplayDalton Trumbo·ScreenplayCharles Lawton Jr.·Director of PhotographyGeorge Duning·Original Music ComposerAl Clark·Editor
Cast
Glenn Ford·Tom ReeseJack Lemmon·Frank HarrisAnna Kashfi·Maria Vidal / ArriegaBrian Donlevy·Doc Bender, TrailhandDick York·Charlie, TrailhandVíctor Manuel Mendoza·Paco Mendoza, RamrodRichard Jaeckel·Paul CurtisKing Donovan·Joe Capper, TrailhandVaughn Taylor·Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel ManagerDonald Randolph·Senor Vidal, Maria's Father
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 2
Delmer Daves·DirectorSam Nelson·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Edmund H. North·ScreenplayDalton Trumbo·ScreenplayFrank Harris·Novel
Camera· 1
Charles Lawton Jr.·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Al Clark·EditorWilliam A. Lyon·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
George Duning·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Cary Odell·Art DirectionClay Campbell·Makeup ArtistJames Crowe·Set DecorationWilliam Kiernan·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Julian Blaustein·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Helen Hunt·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
70.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
75%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#001738
#000000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Contemplative, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A silhouetted figure is squatting, facing away from the viewer, on what appears to be a rock or mound of earth. Tall grasses surround the base of the figure. Th”

Key Elements
FigureGrassRock
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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