# The Westerner (1940)

> A quick-thinking horse-thief suspect survives a hanging judge’s frontier court and becomes entangled in a Texas range war shaped by obsession and lawless power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8736

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: William Wyler
- Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone, Forrest Tucker, Paul Hurst, Chill Wills, Lilian Bond
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033253/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, energetic, rough-edged, classic western night, film history viewing

## Synopsis

A horse thief finds himself caught in a web of love and conflict in the Wild West.

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