| The Westerner | |
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| Directed by | William Wyler |
| Screenplay by | Niven Busch Jo Swerling W.R. Burnett (uncredited) Lillian Hellman (uncredited) Oliver La Farge (uncredited) Dudley Nichols (uncredited) |
| Story by | Stuart N. Lake |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Fred Stone Doris Davenport |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland Rudolph Maté (additional footage) (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Daniel Mandell |
| Music by | Alfred Newman Dimitri Tiomkin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million[1] |
The Westerner is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and Doris Davenport. Written by Niven Busch and Jo Swerling (from a story by Stuart N. Lake), the film concerns a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegaroon, Texas, who befriends a saddle tramp who opposes the judge's policy against homesteaders. The film is remembered for Walter Brennan's performance as Judge Roy Bean, for which he won his record-setting third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. James Basevi and Stuart N. Lake also received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Black and White and Best Story, respectively.[2][3] The supporting cast features Dana Andrews, Chill Wills and Forrest Tucker.
- ^ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3.
- ^ The Westerner at IMDb
- ^ "The Westerner (1940)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2008.