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"Gary Cooper is at his very best." (The Hollywood Reporter) in this enchanting romantic comedy where East meets West...and white collar meets dusty lapel!
"Tailor-made for Cooper" (Variety) and co-starring Merle Oberon in a "graceful and persuasive performance" (Variety), this is "first-rate entertainment" (Time).
When bored Palm Beach rich girl Mary Smith (Oberon) convinces her housemaids to take her along on a triple blind date, she never expects to meet the cowpoke of her dreams (Cooper). And when she convinces him that she's a struggling house servant, the unlikely couple falls head-over-spurs in love and hastily marries aboard a ship in Galveston!
But rodeo life doesn't suit a lady, and when Mary returns home, her new husband finds a shock waiting for him...and a host of in-the-dark in-laws ready for a lesson in homespun love!
Original Release
11/10/1938
US Release
11/10/1938
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Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Emma Dunn | Ma Hawkins |
Walter Walker | Ames |
Directors
H.C. Potter, Stuart Heisler, William Wyler
Writers
S.N. Behrman, Sonya Levien, Leo McCarey, Frank R. Adams, Anita Loos, Robert Ardrey, Alan Campbell, Richard Connell, John Emerson, Howard Estabrook, Gene Fowler, Lillian Hellman, Frederick Lonsdale, Dorothy Parker, Robert Riskin, Frank Ryan, Eddie Moran
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Emma Dunn | Ma Hawkins |
Walter Walker | Ames |
Berton Churchill | Henderson / Oliver Wendell Henderson |
Charles Richman | Dillon |
Frederik Vogeding | Captain / Boat Captain |
Eddie Acuff | Bus Driver |
Murray Alper | Cowboy at Ranch |
Irving Bacon | Chester - Smith's Secretary |
Silver Tip Baker | Rodeo Cowboy |
Jack Baxley | Rodeo Rider |
Chris Willow Bird | Party Guest |
Danny Borzage | Musician |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1939 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Won |
1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |