''Cattle King'' is a 1963 American
Western
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film directed by
Tay Garnett
William Taylor "Tay" Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He made nearly 50 films in various genres during his 55-year career, ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), The Postman ...
. It stars
Robert Taylor and
Robert Loggia.
It was also known by the
alternative title of ''Guns of Wyoming'' in some countries.
Plot
A range war is building in
Wyoming
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. Caught on opposite sides are Sam Brassfield, who builds fences to protect his grass land, and Clay Mathews, a cattle baron determined to keep an open range.
Both men argue their case before the cattlemen's association to President
Chester A. Arthur, who happens to be in Cheyenne for a visit. A hired gun of Mathews picks a fight with Brassfield's top man, Johnny Quatro, in a saloon, then vows revenge after Brassfield intervenes.
Brassfield proposes marriage to Sharleen Travers, who runs a neighboring ranch with her brother Harry. At first the spineless Harry sides with Mathews, but after a scolding from his sister, he apologizes to Brassfield. A while thereafter, the hired gun Bodine shoots and wounds the unarmed Harry, then kills Sharleen in cold blood.
Another rancher mistakenly blames Brassfield for a raid that Matthews ordered. He changes sides after overhearing Brassfield speak on his behalf to the President. In a final showdown, Brassfield urges Mathews to keep the dispute between themselves, then outdraws Mathews in a gunfight. Bodine also pulls a gun, but Quatro shoots him down.
Cast
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Robert Taylor as Sam Brassfield
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Robert Loggia as Johnny Quatro
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Joan Caulfield as Sharleen Travers
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Robert Middleton as Clay Mathews
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Larry Gates as President
Chester A. Arthur
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Malcolm Atterbury as Abe Clevenger
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William Windom as Harry Travers
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Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine (born Virginia Christine Ricketts; March 5, 1920 – July 24, 1996) was an American stage, radio, film, television, and voice actress. Though Christine had a long career as a character actor, character actress in film and ...
as Ruth Winters
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Richard Devon as Vince Bodine
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Ray Teal as Ed Winters
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Bob Ivers as Webb Carter
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Maggie Pierce as June Carter
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Woodrow Parfrey as Stafford
* Richard Tretter as Hobie Renton
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John Mitchum as Tex
Box office
According to MGM records, the film earned $435,000 in the US and Canada and $650,000 elsewhere resulting in a gain of $20,000.
See also
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List of American films of 1963
References
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{{Tay Garnett
1963 films
1963 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
1960s English-language films
Films directed by Tay Garnett
Films about farmers
Films about cattle
Films set on farms
Films set in the 1880s
Films set in Wyoming
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Cultural depictions of Chester A. Arthur
Films scored by Paul Sawtell
Films scored by Bert Shefter
1960s American films
English-language Western (genre) films