The Cowboy and the Lady (1938 film)
- Gary Cooper: Stretch Willoughby
- Merle Oberon: Mary Smith
- Patsy Kelly: Katie Callahan
- Walter Brennan: Sugar
- Fuzzy Knight: Buzz
- Mabel Todd: Elly
- Henry Kolker: Horace Smith
- Harry Davenport: Uncle Hannibal Smith
- Walter Walker: Ames
- Berton Churchill: Oliver Wendell Henderson
- Charles Richman: Dillon
- Frederick Vogeding: captain
My husband, the cowboy is an American comedy film directed by HC Potter in 1938 with Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon in the lead roles.
Action
Mary Smith lives in sheltered but boring ratios under the thumb of her esteemed father, Judge Horace Smith, whose desire is to become president of the United States. Only Uncle Hannibal brings some joy into her life of luxury. As he takes it one day at a games room, this is haunted by a police raid. However, the prominent Mary remains undetected. Nevertheless, sends Father Horace exiled to Palm Beach in order to avoid a scandal. There she is accompanied by their chaperones Katie and Elly.
Mary falls in love with the Rodeo Star Stretch Willoughby from Montana. Stretch is but too shy to take note of this. Katie and Ellen she advised on how to make a man 's attention. When she invents a story of her hard life, biting at the cowboy. She eventually flees with him on a ship. The captain of the vessel dares the young couple. Everything seems happy to run until Mary receives the news that her father will come visit them in Palm Beach.
She leaves her young husband with the excuse of a family crisis. In Palm Beach she explained her father, who is angry accordingly. Nevertheless, he asks her to accompany him on an important meeting. In the meantime, does stretch worried about his wife and also goes to Palm Beach. He bursts into the politically important dinner party and learns of Mary's true identity. Stretch yourself here knows not to behave and makes a mockery of the dinner guests.
At Mary only awaken deeper feelings for stretch. Uncle Hannibal is finally once again for Mary the knight in shining armor. He can convince Judge Smith of the sincerity of the feelings of the young couple. Judge Smith acknowledges that his daughter's happiness is more important than his political ambitions. Stretch finally returns with the entire Smith family to Montana in his homeland. There, Judge Smith learns how beautiful can be the simple country life.
Reviews
" Peppy directed and well played comedy with a dash of naive social criticism, the complacent maintains a modern fairy tale. "
Background
The screenplay by SN Behrman and Sonya Levien, to the still more co- screenwriter thirteen, based on a story by Frank R. Adams and Leo McCarey.
William Wyler, the original director, was fired by producer Samuel Goldwyn, as he started too many repetitions of individual scenes. The director's chair took over H. C. Potter. When the shooting schedule was exceeded, it had to be replaced by Stuart Heisler, since he had already committed to another film project. In the opening and closing credits only HC Potter was named as a director.
The film came in 1950 as the United Artists My husband, the cowboy in the West German cinemas. In this dubbed version of Gary Cooper was given the voice of Arnold Marquis. In the 1978 televised version of Gary Cooper was the voice of Hartmut Reck.