Man of the West
“IN THE ROLE THAT FITS HIM LIKE A GUN FITS A HOLSTER! GARY COOPER as the MAN OF THE WEST”
Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.
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Cast
21 people
Gary Cooper
Link Jones
Known for
High Noon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Julie London
Billie Ellis
Known for
Emergency!
The Wonderful Country
Lee J. Cobb
Dock Tobin
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Exorcist
Arthur O'Connell
Sam Beasley
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Fantastic Voyage
Jack Lord
Coaley
Known for
Dr. No
Hawaii Five-O
John Dehner
Claude Tobin
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
The Left Handed Gun
Royal Dano
Trout
Known for
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
The Trouble with Harry
Robert J. Wilke
Ponch
Known for
Days of Heaven
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Joe Dominguez
Mexican Man (uncredited)
Known for
The Hitch-Hiker
Dick Elliott
Willie (uncredited)
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Christmas in Connecticut
Frank Ferguson
Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Johnny Guitar
Herman Hack
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Known for
Decision at Sundown
Anthony Mann Director · Reginald Rose Screenplay Will C. Brown Author
Budget $1.5M · United States release October 1, 1958 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Production
Ashton Productions
Production
Walter Mirisch Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · September 17, 1958
Premiere · Brooklyn, New York City
United States · October 1, 1958
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
August 28, 2008 · Premiere · Cinecon Film Festival
Canada
October 10, 1958 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 21, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
December 26, 1958 · Theatrical
October 26, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 26, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
February 24, 1959 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 26, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 26, 2026 · TV · Arte
Hungary
August 27, 2004 · TV
Ireland
January 30, 1959 · Theatrical
Italy
February 4, 1959 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 8, 1959 · Theatrical
July 2, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 25, 1959 · Theatrical
February 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Lisboa, Cinemateca Portuguesa
Sweden
February 9, 1959 · Theatrical
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