
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.
Release Date: 1972-01-13
Western
Adventure
Drama
Action
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Casts

John Wayne
as Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne
as Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern
as Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst
as Kate

Alfred Barker Jr.
as Cowboy Fats

Nicolas Beauvy
as Cowboy Dan

Steve Benedict
as Cowboy Steve

Robert Carradine
as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

Norman Howell
as Cowboy Weedy

A Martinez
as Cowboy Cimarron