The Cowboys

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

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  John Wayne

  Wil Andersen
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  Roscoe Lee Browne

  Jebediah Nightlinger
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  Bruce Dern

  Long Hair
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  Colleen Dewhurst

  Kate
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  Alfred Barker Jr.

  Cowboy Fats
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  Nicolas Beauvy

  Cowboy Dan
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  Steve Benedict

  Cowboy Steve
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  Robert Carradine

  Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
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  Norman Howell

  Cowboy Weedy
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  Stephen R. Hudis

  Cowboy Charlie Schwartz