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title: 'The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Wyler'
released: '1938-11-17'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cowboy-and-the-lady-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030018/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

1938 · 91 min · Drama, Western, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1938 American Western romantic comedy film directed by H.C. Potter, and starring Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon. Written by S.N. Behrman and Sonya Levien, based on a story by Frank R. Adams and veteran film director Leo McCarey, the film is about a beautiful socialite masquerading as a maid who becomes involved with an unpretentious, plain-spoken cowboy who is unaware of her true identity. The Cowboy and the Lady won an Academy Award for Sound Recording, and was nominated for Original Score and Original Song.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [S. N. Behrman](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-n-behrman), [Leo McCarey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-mccarey), [Sonya Levien](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonya-levien)
- **Director:** [William Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wyler), [H. C. Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-c-potter), [Stuart Heisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-heisler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Goldwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-goldwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gregg Toland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-toland)
- **Editor:** [Sherman Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherman-todd)

## Cast

- [Charles Richman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-richman)
- [Patsy Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/patsy-kelly)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)
- [Walter Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-walker)
- [Harry Davenport](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-davenport)
- [Charles Pearce Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-pearce-coleman)
- [Fuzzy Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/fuzzy-knight)
- [Emma Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-dunn)
- [Berton Churchill](https://cinepixo.com/people/berton-churchill)
- [Henry Kolker](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-kolker)
- [Steve Clemente](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-clemente)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)

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