The Cowboys 52 years old
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
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 Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
Credits
The Cowboys Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Wayne He was 64, 72 years old when he died | as Wil Andersen |
| Robert Carradine He was 17, now 70 years old | as Slim Honeycutt - Cowboy |
| Allyn Ann McLerie She was 45, 91 years old when she died | as Ellen Price |
| Colleen Dewhurst She was 47, 67 years old when she died | as Kate |
| Bruce Dern He was 35, now 88 years old | as Long Hair |
| Norman Howell | as Weedy - Cowboy |
| Stephen R. Hudis He was 14, now 67 years old | as Charlie Schwartz - Cowboy |
| A Martinez He was 23, now 76 years old | as Cimarron - Cowboy |
| Nicolas Beauvy He was 13, now 66 years old | as Dan - Cowboy |
| Roscoe Lee Browne He was 46, 81 years old when he died | as Jebediah Nightlinger |
| Sam O'Brien | as Jimmy Phillips - Cowboy |
| Steve Benedict | as Steve - Cowboy |
| Clay O'Brien He was 10, now 63 years old | as Hardy Fimps - Cowboy |
| Mike Pyeatt | as Homer Weems - Cowboy |
| Alfred Barker, Jr. | as Fats - Cowboy |
The Cowboys Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Philip M. Jefferies as Production Design. He was 46 (61) years old when He died | Art |
| Robert Surtees as Director of Photography. He was 65 (78) years old when He died | Camera |
| William Kiernan as Set Decoration. He was 63 (65) years old when He died | Art |
| Irving Ravetch as Screenplay. He was 51 (89) years old when He died | Writing |
| Harriet Frank, Jr. as Screenplay. She was 54 (now 107) years old | Writing |
| Lynn Stalmaster as Casting. He was 44 (now 97) years old | Production |
| William Dale Jennings as Novel. | Writing |
| William Dale Jennings as Screenplay. | Writing |
The Cowboys (52 years)
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
- Release day: Thursday, January 13, 1972
- Runtime: 131 minutes
- Budget: 6000000.00
- Revenue: 7500000.00