Cowboy is a 1958 western film starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon. This film is an adaptation of the Frank Harris semi-autobiographical novel My Reminiscences as a Cowboy. Lemmon’s character is supposedly based on Harris.
It was never released to the public. It only had a limited release in New York City in February 1958. It is rarely shown on television, but is available on DVD.
Plot
Frank Harris (Jack Lemmon) is a Chicago hotel clerk who dreams of being a cowboy and has fallen in love with Maria (Anna Kashfi), the daughter of hotel guest and Mexican cattle baron Señor Vidal (Donald Randolph). When Señor Vidal finds out, he orders Harris to stay away.
Award nominations
Cowboy was nominated for the Oscar for “Best Film Editing” and a Directors Guild of America award for “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures.”
Cast
- Glenn Ford Tom Reece
- Jack Lemmon Frank Harris
- Anna Kashfi Maria Vidal, Arriega
- Brian Donlevy Doc Bender, Trailhand
- Dick York Charlie, Trailhand
- Víctor Manuel Mendoza Paco Mendoza, Ramrod
- Richard Jaeckel Paul Curtis
- King Donovan Joe Capper, Trailhand
