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American Cowboy

1950 · 31 min

A gentle, plain-spoken look at everyday ranch labor that quietly deflates the glamour of the screen cowboy.

Directed by
Larry Madison
Genres
Documentary, Western
Starring
Joseph Moncure March, Gus Roberson
Overview
A big city reporter visits a Colorado ranch to write an article for his paper and is surprised to learn that real cowboys are not as glamorous as Hollywood portrays. He then experiences first hand the day to day life an authentic cowboy.

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Directed by
Larry Madison
Genres
Documentary, Western
Starring
Joseph Moncure March, Gus Roberson
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    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • identity
    • nature
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Genres
    documentary, western
    Directed by
    Larry Madison
    Starring
    Joseph Moncure March, Gus Roberson
    Runtime
    31 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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