The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

MERLE ropes Gary! GARY brands Merle!

Directed by H. C. Potter

Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions

193891 min6.3 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about a sheltered socialite who breaks free to pursue an unlikely romance with a cowboy, caught between love and family duty.

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.

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  • Does The Cowboy and the Lady end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Cowboy and the Lady easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Cowboy and the Lady sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Cowboy and the Lady violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Cowboy and the Lady scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

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26/ 100

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