Glenn ford jason sweet, shirley maclaine dell payton, leslie nielsen, mickey shaughnessy, edgar buchanan movie summary of. Jack lemmon, while showing his flair for comedy, was subtly profound. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all. Title sequence designed by saul bass, from the film cowboy 1958, directed by delmer daves, starring glenn ford, jack lemmon and brian donlevy. Glenn ford 19162006 made 27 westerns during his long film career. In 1978, ford had a supporting role in superman as clark kents adoptive father jonathan kent.
Once the trail drive starts hes so unlikeable, we assume frank harris played by jack lemmon, the tenderfoot, is whom were to identify with. Value framing, fast delivery, 100% satisfaction guarantee. Canadian american actor glenn ford was best known for playing the role of an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. Jack lemmon is cast against type with costar glenn ford in cowboy, a gritty western available on bluray by twilight time. May 14th, 2002 not yet rated 1 hr 32 min plot summary. Although he played different types of roles in many genres of movies, ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances. A successful rancher, tom reece glenn ford, forges a business venture with a mexican landowner. Cowboy is a 1958 western film directed by delmer daves and starring glenn ford and jack lemmon. In fords final scene in the film, rock around the clock is heard on a car radio. Buy it now cowboy 1958 western glenn ford dvd add to watch list. The only western jack lemmon, better known for embodying on screen urban angst, has made, cowboy is well acted by him and glenn ford.
Cowboy 1958 le film complet en streaming film western. An idealistic tenderfoot chicago hotel clerk is taken on a cattledrive to mexico by famous trail boss tom reece but discovers that cowboy life isnt what he expected. Frank has strong feelings for the mexicans daughter anna kashfi, and when he learns that tom is in a tough spot, he exploits the situation to get closer to his potential. The opening animated title sequence was created by saul bass. Glenn ford, as cowboy james sweet, lets fly a coin. With the entire town in an uproar over sweets behavior, bedford arranges for chocktaw neal.
Cowboy is a fine film for its time and genre, with exceptional work from jack lemmon and glenn ford, and a great animated credit sequence by saul bass. Cowboy 58 glenn ford jack lemmon money western very rare. Sheep farmer jason sweet glenn ford arrives in a small western cattle town and promptly clashes with local tough guy jumbo mccall mickey shaughnessy. Cowboy is a 1958 american technicolor western film directed by delmer daves and starring glenn ford, jack lemmon, anna kashfi and brian donlevy. Cowboy 1958 jack lemmon, brian donlevy, richard jaeckel. In the films most famous scene, a group of cowboys plant a rattlesnake in one of their comrades blankets as a joke. Cowboy, the sheepman, imitation general and torpedo run.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The sheepman the last western glenn ford made in the 50s. Glenn ford full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Free streaming the sheepman in top quality with movie plot a stranger in a western cattletown behaves with remarkable selfassurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. Ford was assigned in 1943 to active duty in san diego base. We can relate to lemmons character easilystuck in a boring job and wishing for something more. Chicago hotel clerk frank harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins tom reece and his cattledriving outfit. Hd the sheepman 1958 high quality cowboy movie live. Cowboy 1958 film the art and popular culture encyclopedia. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in.
In 1924, fords family moved to california, where he was. The son of a canadian railroad executive, glenn ford first toddled onstage at age four in a community production of tom thumbs wedding. Gwyllyn samuel newton glenn ford may 1, 1916 august 30, 2006 was a canadianamerican actor whose career lasted more than 50 years. Glenn ford is the trail boss bringing the herds to the chicago markets and. New mexico film office 1100 s saint francis drive, 1st floor, suite 12 santa fe, new mexico 87505. Cowboy 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Actrices et acteurs cowboy 1958 cowboy, casting du film. A successful rancher, tom reece glenn ford, forges a business venture with a mexican landowner donald randolph but finds himself in a bind after squandering a lot of money at a hotel run by frank harris jack lemmon.
With glenn ford, jack lemmon, anna kashfi, brian donlevy. This vintage original still shows a very rare western photo of glenn ford on the right showing jack lemmon a bundle of money. Directed by delmer daves and adapted from frank harriss book my reminiscences as a cowboy by dalton trumbo roman holiday 1953 and edmund north patton 1970 this western is worth a look despite the odd casting which includes jack lemmon in the title role as harris and dick york who would become tvs original darrin stephens on bewitched as a. Unfortunately, jack lemmon as a cowboy on a trail drive just didnt work for me. In 1958, ford was ranked the number one boxoffice star in america. Music, media, games classic movies best actor classic movie stars classic hollywood film studies golden age of hollywood hollywood stars american actors classic films.
Still, a western with glenn ford and jack lemmon in memorable leading roles aint a bad thing. I still liked cowboy, especially with its arizona and new mexico locations and a good musical score from george duning. Initially glenn fords character, tom reece, seems like a nice guy, but apparently hes only likeable when hes drunk. Cowboy is a film directed by delmer daves with glenn ford, jack lemmon, brian donlevy, anna kashfi, year.
The movie has a rousing start with titles by saul bass accompanied by a title score composed by george duning, setting the mood for this western directed by delmer daves. Glenn ford also joined the naval reserve united states in 1958 and was promoted to lieutenant commander. Support your local sheriff and support your local gunfighter. An attempt at a more realistic depiction of the cowboys life than usually shown in a western, yet cowboy keeps firmly within the conventions of the genre, the result is an interesting, but not a particularly successful, shuffling of the motifs and elements of the genre. The dark, honest story and its potential is there for the taking. This film is an adaptation of the frank harris semiautobiographical novel my reminiscences as a cowboy. Another western foray from the inimitable delmer daves, cowboy 1958 based on a book by the adventurous frank harris tells the tale of a young chicago hotel clerk jack lemmon who heads out on a cattle drive under the strict tutelage of a tough veteran glenn ford. Yes, there are indeed some odd things about this film. Glenn ford can be a tough guy, but never a mean one as this role requires. Glenn ford westerns the 50s the sheepman 1958 part. The sheepman, starring glenn ford, is every bit as funny and delightful as james garners two classic cowboy comedies. Glenn ford simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
He also irks stephen bedford leslie nielsen, a wealthy cattleman, with his advances toward bedfords girlfriend, dell payton shirley maclaine. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Cowboy is a western about a cattle drive based on memoirs by frank harris. Glenn ford interrupted his actor career in 1942 to enlist as a volunteer in the marine corps of the united states during world war ii. He won a golden globe award for best actor for his performance in the movie pocketful of miracles 1961.
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