The Virginian
(1929)
Overview
A good-natured cowboy who is romancing the new schoolmarm has a crisis of conscience when he discovers his best friend is engaged in cattle rustling.
Director
Victor Fleming
Writers
Owen Wister, Kirk La Shelle, Howard Estabrook
Top Billed
Gary Cooper
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Nervaaz
⭐ 10/10August 18, 2026
Monumental Western That Defined the Genre
I've read reviews on other sites that complain this movie is full of cliches. This movie invented those cliches, that hundreds of movies have copied since. What is a standard trope in 2026 was revolutionary in 1929. The silent cowboy, the boastful angry cattle rustler, the innocent girl from back east, the funny sidekick, the hanging of a friend and the showdown at the end of the movie, had never bee…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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