The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Directed by H. C. Potter · 91 min · Comedy, Romance, Western
17.1 TOPICAL score · #4,820 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938, directed by H. C. Potter) has a TOPICAL score of 17.1 - ranked 4,820 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Sound. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (29 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (29 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Sound
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 15 languages
- Still read1,247 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gary Cooper (actor #107), Merle Oberon (actor #1,302), Patsy Kelly (actor #1,935), Walter Brennan (actor #351)