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The Westerner

Summary: Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteaders.

Release Date: September 20, 1940

Genre: Western

Director: William Wyler

Writers: Jo Swerling

, Stuart N. Lake

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: Passed

Production: The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Distributor: United Artists, Film Classics, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Embassy Home Entertainment, Home Box Office Home Video (HBO), Pioneer Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Country: United States

Movie budget: $ 2,000,000

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