Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
The Westerner has generally received positive reviews.
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The Westerner was released in 1940 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 42 reviews, giving The Westerner (1940) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 79% and users giving an average score of 80%.
With a score of 74%, The Westerner is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1940, which stands at 63%.
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