The Cowboys

Genre: western

Year Published: 1972

Creator: Mark Rydell

Credits: Cast: John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert Carradine, A Martinez

Description: Wil Andersen (John Wayne) is forced to find replacement drovers for his upcoming 400-mile (640 km) long cattle drive. The boys learn to rope, brand and herd the cattle and horses under Andersen's tutelage. A group of mysterious men led by "Long Hair" Asa Watts (Bruce Dern) show up asking for work. Andersen reluctantly decides to hire the boys to drive the cattle. The rustlers led by Watts begin paralleling the herd and surprise Andersen and the cowboys.

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