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By Claude S (7) on 21 Jan 2009

Walter Brenna is great in this movie. He was one of the best character actors of all time…

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By Ashley H (2,345) on 19 Aug 2008

Un clÃ¡sico del western. lo mejor, walter brennan haciendo del juez roy bean…

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By Jeremiah L (151) on 14 Aug 2008

A great Western that pits the 'Homesteaders' versus the 'Cattlemen' in a section of Texas run by a renegade Judge Roy Bean (Brennan) that hands…

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By Mary F (190) on 30 Jul 2008

This is Walter Brennan's movie. And it's great. A lot of unexpected humor and an as-always-dashing Gary Cooper…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 26 Jul 2008

An offbeat melodramatic Western with added comedy that makes the villain a more arresting subject than the hero…

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By James N (413) on 26 Jul 2008

Cooper is good but Walter Brennan steals the show in this movie about Judge Roy Bean's obsession with Lily Langtry and hatred for nesters…

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By Spencer R (83) on 30 Jun 2008

Walter Brennan is great as Judge Roy Bean and Gary Cooper just can't give a bad performance…

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By Adam W (1,422) on 20 May 2008

Based on an amalgam of various tall tales told by Hanging Judge Roy Bean, who did indeed have a huge crush on (a photo of) Lily Langtry…

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By Stella D (433) on 14 Mar 2008

One of my fave coop characters and walter brennan is a riot. directed by william wyler…

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By Chris . (443) on 14 Mar 2008

Solid Western with Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan…

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By Michael K (2,029) on 15 Jan 2008

Masterful western. Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan have never been better…

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By Rebecca Z (63) on 16 Nov 2007

First Gary Cooper movie I ever saw. Its what made me love Gary Cooper, actually its what made me love old movies, period…

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By Beth P (194) on 08 Oct 2007

Cooper and Brennan play off each other wonderfully. Very likable Western, overall…

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By Christopher W (375) on 15 Sep 2007

Historically bogus, action-sparse, with two-dimensional background characters and little more than one line of music. BUT…

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By James R (2,282) on 24 Aug 2007

A very good western with a very memorable performance by the great Walter Brennan…

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By Private U (13,627) on 20 Aug 2007

It's a solid western--Gary Cooper does well in the role that he was a master of, while Walter Brennan steals the film as Judge Roy Bean…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 20 Aug 2007

Well done western directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan…

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By Jo Y (122) on 12 Jul 2007

The art film of the classic western genre…

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By James H (4,675) on 22 Oct 2006

This certainly has to rank as one of the best westerns ever made. William Wyler's expert direction is a major asset to the film…

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 02 Sep 1994

It's the cattlemen vs homesteaders plot, present in all its particulars, but refracted through the star personae of Cooper and Brennan…

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