The Cowboys (1972)
"All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them."

Title: The Cowboys
Original Title: The Cowboys
Release Date: 1972-01-13
Status: Released
Rating: 7.1/10 (from 247 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
Production Companies: Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures
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.
Cast

John Wayne
Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne
Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern
Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst
Kate

Alfred Barker Jr.
Cowboy Fats

Nicolas Beauvy
Cowboy Dan

Steve Benedict
Cowboy Steve

Robert Carradine
Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

Norman Howell
Cowboy Weedy

Stephen R. Hudis
Cowboy Charlie Schwartz