Cowboy (1958 film)

Cowboy is a 1958 western film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon. This film is an adaptation of the Frank Harris semiautobiographical novel My Reminiscences as a Cowboy. Lemmons character is based on Harris. The opening animated title sequence was created by Saul Bass.

Tom Reece Glenn Ford finishes his cattle drive and takes over an entire wing of the hotel, as usual. He makes a deal for Vidals herd in Mexico. However, when Reece loses his profits in a poker game, Harris sees his opportunity to better himself and see Maria again he offers his entire life savings for a partnership in Reeces next drive. Reece accepts.The next morning, when Harris shows up, Reece tries to renege, not wanting to burden himself with an inexperienced greenhorn, but Harris holds him to their deal. As they travel to Vidals ranch, life on the trail is not what Harris had envisioned. Reece treats him harshly, but he toughens up and Reece starts taking a liking to him. ........

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