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The Rounders

Name: The Rounders
Genre: Comedy, Western
Released: 1965-01-08
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 5.531

★ 5,5 /10 (32 Votes)

1965 EN 85 min

Overview

Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses. Their frequent employer Jim (Chill Wills), who always gets the better of them, talks them into taking a nondescript horse in lieu of some of their wages. Ben finds that the horse is un-rideable, he comes up with the idea of taking it to a rodeo and betting other cowhands they cannot ride it.

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Release date

08/01/1965

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The wild west's biggest fall guys go head over heels... for a mean-eyed bronc... and some bear-backed fillies

Genres

Comedy Western

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

85 min

Glenn Ford

Ben Jones

Henry Fonda

Marion 'Howdy' Lewis

Sue Ane Langdon

Mary

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Hope Holiday

Sister

Chill Wills

Jim Ed Love

Edgar Buchanan

Vince Moore

Kathleen Freeman

Agatha Moore

Joan Freeman

Meg Moore

Denver Pyle

Bull

Barton MacLane

Tanner

Doodles Weaver

Arlee

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Allegra Varron

Mrs. Norson

Casey Tibbs

Rafe

Warren Oates

Harley Williams (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Brawler (uncredited)

Ralph Moody

Horse Doctor (uncredited)

John Hudkins

Brawler (uncredited)

Troy Melton

Brawler (uncredited)

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Howdy, it comes to me that we ain't exactly the smartest cowboys that ever lived. The Rounders is directed by Burt Kennedy and Kennedy adapts the screenplay from Max Evans' novel. Music is by Jeff Alexander and cinematography by Paul Vogel. It stars Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon, Hope Holiday, Chill Wills and Edgar Buchanan. Two ageing bronco-busting rounders get into (mis)adventures with a crafty old equine along for the ride... It's one of those films that has amiable blood coursing through its veins. We are in very good company with Ford and Fonda, two likable and most …

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