The Virginian

IMDb link: 0020556
IMDb rating: 6.7 (979 votes)
Genres: Adventure, Western, Romance
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Huston, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and others

Release date: 9 Nov 1929
Release year: 1929
Runtime: 91 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: cowboy, taming of the shrew, male male relationship, christening prank, law and order, good guy gone bad, manipulative female, possessive female, character name as title, the virginian character

Plot:

Molly Wood arrives in a small western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, and Steve, his best friend, soon become rivals for her affection. Steve falls in with bad guys led by Trampas, and the Virginian catches him cattle-rustling. As foreman, he must give the order to hang his friend. Trampas gets away, but returns in time for the obligatory climactic shootout in the streets.

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