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Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Billy Green Bush
- Frank Culpepper
- (as Billy 'Green' Bush)
Charles Martin Smith
- Tim Slater
- (as Charlie Martin Smith)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe pistol Ben (Gary Grimes) shows off to Tim (Charles Martin Smith) at the beginning of the movie and later kills his first man with during the saloon shootout, is a model 1858 Remington Army.
- GoofsImmediately after starting the drive, the cook needs to spit, and does so across Ben, who is sitting beside him. The cook then tells Ben that he better "Sit down wind." This is wrong, because Ben should sit Up Wind. You never spit Into-The-Wind, you always spit With-The-Wind or Down Wind. The line should have been, "You better NOT sit down wind."
- Quotes
Cook, Culpepper Outfit: You really got the itch, ain't ya?
Ben Mockridge: Well, yeah, I do. I guess all I want to do is punch cows and ride and, well, just cowboying. There's nothing better than that. That's all I want.
Cook, Culpepper Outfit: Kid, cowboying is something you do when you can't do nothing else.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lovelace (2013)
Featured review
The most authentic western ever made, a great American history lesson!
Surely one of the best westerns of all-time, & has to be THE most authentic western ever made, I cannot think of another to match it. Carefully crafted screenplay, told it how it really was, the characters brilliantly played by everyone involved. But it's authenticity is what makes it so fascinating a film to watch, it literally transports you back in time, a real history lesson. Some great iconic one liners, 'Don't stand behind me, boy!' & 'Why put a name to something you might have to eat!?' Geoffrey Lewis, Billy Green Bush & Gary Grimes were riveting in their portrayals. Lewis's hard-man character, so sinister, you really did think, 'This guy is a psycho!!' Bush played the trail weary boss with such attitude it made you acutely aware the hardships & dangers these men faced for so little reward. Grime's naive young character was played to perfection. A great piece of American history, & I have to say, the violence is not overdone, nor is there too much of it, compared to many other western films. If this film is not stored somewhere in a State Library, well, it should be!
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) officially released in India in English?
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