To be honest, there isn't much substance to this little story. Merle Oberon is "Mary Smith" who lives her life treading on eggshells lest she affect the political reputation of her father. When she manages to convince a couple of her maids to go out on a blind date, they encounter some cowboys in for the rodeo - "Stretch Willoughby" (Gary Cooper) amongst them. They fall in love, elope and now she must juggle the…
MERLE ropes Gary! GARY brands Merle!
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.
Top Cast
Gary Cooper
Stretch Willoughby
Merle Oberon
Mary Smith
Patsy Kelly
Katie Callahan
Walter Brennan
Sugar
Fuzzy Knight
Buzz
Mabel Todd
Elly
Henry Kolker
Horace Smith
Harry Davenport
Uncle Hannibal Smith
Emma Dunn
Ma Hawkins
Walter Walker
Ames
Berton Churchill
Oliver Wendell Henderson
Charles Richman
Dillon
Frederick Vogeding
Captain
Iron Eyes Cody
Rodeo Indian (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
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What is The Cowboy and the Lady about?
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.…
When was The Cowboy and the Lady released?
The Cowboy and the Lady was released in 1938.
What genres does The Cowboy and the Lady belong to?
The Cowboy and the Lady is categorised as Comedy, Romance, Western.
Who stars in The Cowboy and the Lady?
The cast of The Cowboy and the Lady includes Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight.