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Cowboy (1958) was a Western - Action Film directed by Delmer Daves .

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Excellent Western in which Lemmon plays hotel clerk turned cattle driver Frank Harris. Great detail, picturesque southwestern locations, and lots and lots of cows give this one an intelligent, authentic flavor.

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Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Film EditingWilliam A. Lyon, Al ClarkNominated
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Musical Monday: Cowboy Canteen (1944)

on Nov 8, 2021 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Cowboy Canteen (1944) ? Musi... Read full article


Lemmon and Ford: Life as a Cowboy Through the Eyes of a Tenderfoot

By Rick29 on Mar 15, 2021 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Jack Lemmon and Glenn Ford. The incredibly versatile Delmer Daves directed three of my favorite Westerns from the 1950s, a decade in which the genre flourished. Each film is decidedly different from the other. The Hanging Tree (1959) is a tale about self-forgiveness and the power of love. 3:10 to Y... Read full article


Midnight Cowboy (1969)

By Beatrice on May 3, 2020 From Flickers in Time

Midnight Cowboy Directed by John Schlesinger Written by Waldo Salt from a novel by James Leo Herily 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have always loved this movie. ?Somehow I came out of it exhilarated rather than depressed, making it ... Read full article


Musical Monday: Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)

on Oct 7, 2019 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Cowboy From Brooklyn (1938) ... Read full article


'Silver Screen,' August 1937: Clark and Carole, cowboy and cowgirl

By carole_and_co on May 23, 2018 From Carole & Co.

Four years ago, Media History Digital Library added the 1930 to 1940 run of Silver Screen to its array of uploaded classic fan magazines, and I promised I'd mine it for Carole Lombard research. As you may know, real life got in the way. (It also didn't help that I erroneously labeled an Oct. 14, 201... Read full article


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