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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

APPROVED 91 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   17 November 1938 (USA)
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When a beautiful socialite masquerades as a maid, she becomes involved with an unpretentious, plain-spoken cowboy who's unaware of her true identity.

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Leo McCarey (story), Frank R. Adams (story), and 15 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gary Cooper ...
Stretch Willoughby
Merle Oberon ...
Mary Smith
Patsy Kelly Patsy Kelly ...
Katie Callahan
Walter Brennan ...
Sugar
Fuzzy Knight Fuzzy Knight ...
Buzz
Mabel Todd Mabel Todd ...
Elly
Henry Kolker Henry Kolker ...
Horace Smith
Harry Davenport Harry Davenport ...
Uncle Hannibal Smith
Emma Dunn Emma Dunn ...
Ma Hawkins
Walter Walker Walter Walker ...
Ames
Berton Churchill Berton Churchill ...
Charles Richman Charles Richman ...
Dillon
Frederick Vogeding Frederick Vogeding ...
Ship's Captain
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Storyline

Poor Mary Smith can't go night-clubbing or have any other fun because any hint of scandal could damage her father's political career. She decides to rebel and convinces her two maids to let her go along with them on a blind date with some rodeo performers. She tells her date, Stretch, that she's a parlor maid and that she left home because her father beat her. The two fall in love and elope. Now Mary has a double dilemma: continuing her charade with Stretch and keeping her marriage a secret from her father. Written by <dbubbeo@cmp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Maid | Cowboy | Blind Date | Rodeo | Fog  | See more »

Taglines:

GARY and MERLE are man and girl in a battle-of-the-sexes Love Duel! (US 1954 re-release) See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El vaquero y la dama See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Arthur Hoyt is in studio records/casting call lists as "Valet," but he did not appear in the movie. Modern sources also list Billy Wayne, Ernie Adams and Jack Baxley as Rodeo Riders, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. See more »

Quotes

Sugar: Hey, you don't suppose she married him for his money, do you?
Buzz: What money?
Sugar: Well, he got a job, ain't he?
Buzz: Yeah, I never thought of that.
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Connections

Featured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Red River Valley"
(uncredited)
Traditional
In the score in the restaurant See more »