The Westerner / The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean - 2-DVD Set ( The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean / The Westerner )

The Westerner / The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean / The Westerner
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
222 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1940 - 1972 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Wyler
John Huston

Written By:
Jo Swerling
Niven Busch
John Milius
C.L. Sonnichsen

Actors:
Gary Cooper ..... Cole Harden
Walter Brennan ..... Judge Roy Bean
Doris Davenport ..... Jane Ellen Mathews
Fred Stone ..... Caliphet Mathews
Forrest Tucker ..... Wade Harper
Paul Hurst ..... Chickenfoot
Chill Wills ..... Southeast
Lilian Bond ..... Lily Langtry
Dana Andrews ..... Hod Johnson
Charles Halton ..... Mort Borrow
Trevor Bardette ..... Shad Wilkins
Tom Tyler ..... King Evans
Lucien Littlefield ..... The Stranger
Paul Newman ..... Judge Roy Bean
Roy Jenson ..... Outlaw
Gary Combs ..... Outlaw
Fred Brookfield ..... Outlaw
Bennie E. Dobbins ..... Outlaw (as Ben Dobbins)
Richard Farnsworth ..... Outlaw (as Dick Farnsworth)
Leroy Johnson ..... Outlaw (as LeRoy Johnson)
Fred Krone ..... Outlaw
Terry Leonard ..... Outlaw
Dean Smith ..... Outlaw
Margo Epper ..... Whore
Jeannie Epper ..... Whore
Stephanie Epper ..... Whore
Victoria Principal ..... Maria Elena
Barbara J. Longo ..... Fat Lady
Anthony Perkins ..... Reverend LaSalle
Frank Soto ..... Mexican Leader
Ned Beatty ..... Tector Crites
Jim Burk ..... Bart Jackson
Matt Clark ..... Nick the Grub
Bill McKinney ..... Fermel Parlee
Steve Kanaly ..... Whorehouse Lucky Jim
Francesca Jarvis ..... Mrs. Jackson
Karen Carr ..... Mrs. Grub
Lee Meza ..... Mrs. Parlee
Dolores Clark ..... Mrs. Whorehouse Jim
Tab Hunter ..... Sam Dodd
Neil Summers ..... Snake River Rufus Krile
Jack Colvin ..... Pimp
John Huston ..... Grizzly Adams
Bruno ..... Watch Bear
Howard Morton ..... Photographist
Stacy Keach ..... Bad Bob
Billy Pearson ..... Stationmaster
Roddy McDowall ..... Frank Gass
Stan Barrett ..... Killer
Dean Casper ..... Desk Clerk
Don Starr ..... Opera House Mgr.
Alfred G. Bosnos ..... Opera House Clerk
Anthony Zerbe ..... Hustler
John Hudkins ..... Man at Stage Door
David Sharpe ..... Doctor
Jacqueline Bisset ..... Rose Bean
Ava Gardner ..... Lily Langtry
Michael Sarrazin ..... Rose's Husband

Synopsis:

The Westerner (1940)
Cole Harden just doesn't look like a horse thief, Jane-Ellen Matthews tells Judge Roy Bean as she steps up to the bar. Cole says he can't take it with him as he empties all of his coins on the bar to buy drinks for the jury. He notices two big pictures of Lily Langtry behind the bar. Sure, Cole has met the Jersey Lily, whom the hanging judge adores, even has a lock of her hair. Hanging is delayed for two weeks, giving Cole time to get in the middle of a range war between cattlemen and homesteaders and to still be around when Lily Langtry, former mistress of Edward VII who became an international actress, arrives in Texas.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. With the aid of an old law text and unpredictable notions Roy Bean distinguishes between lawbreakers and lawgivers by way of his pistols.

The Westerner (1940)
The town of Vinegaroon, Texas is run by Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan) who calls himself 'the only law west of the Pecos.' Conducting his 'trials' from his saloon, Bean makes a nice corrupt living collecting fines and seizing property unlawfully. Those who stand up to him are usually hanged-given what Bean calls 'suspended sentences'. Cole Hardin (Gary Cooper) is a drifter brought in on a charge of stealing a horse belonging to Bean's main sidekick, Chickenfoot (Paul Hurst). Hardin's conviction by a jury composed of Bean's hangers-on seems certain; even the undertaker waits eagerly for the verdict and subsequent hanging. Bean dismisses Hardin's contention that he bought the horse legally from another man. Noticing the judge's obsession with the English actress Lily Langtry, Hardin claims to have met Miss Langtry, spoken with her, and to have known her intimately. He cons the judge into delaying the death sentence until Hardin can send for a lock of the actress' hair, which he supposedly has in El Paso. The delay is long enough for the real horse thief (Tom Tyler) to show up and get killed.
Despite his warped sense of justice and corrupt nature, Bean genuinely likes Hardin, considering him something of a kindred spirit. Hardin is as bold and daring as Bean was in his youth, and the judge feels something like friendship for him. But this 'friendship' doesn't stop Bean from trying to shoot Hardin when the drifter lends his support to the homesteaders-a group led by Jane-Ellen Mathews (Doris Davenport) and her father Caliphet (Fred Stone). The struggling homesteaders have been at odds with Bean and his cattle-rancher allies for a long time. Hardin tries to appeal to the judge's better nature. He even saves Bean from an attempted lynching. But when that fails, and a corn crop is burned and Mr. Mathews killed, Hardin sees no choice but to take action. He gets himself deputized by the county sheriff and swears out an arrest warrant against Bean. Arresting Bean in Vinegaroon-now renamed 'Langtry' by the judge in honor of the actress-is impossible with all of Bean's men around. When Bean learns that Lily Langtry will be appearing in Texas, a long day's ride from Vinegaroon, he dresses up in his full Civil War regalia and rides to see the performance with his men in tow. When he arrives, Bean buys up every ticket and eagerly awaits her appearance alone in the audience, leaving his henchmen outside. Unknown to Bean, Hardin has been waiting in the theater to arrest the judge. A standoff and shoot-out occur, and Bean is fatally wounded during the gunfight. Harden carries his dying friend backstage to meet the woman he has adored for so long. As Bean stares at the 'Jersey Lily', he dies. Harden returns to Jane, and watches as new settlers arrive.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Paul Newman plays the title role in John Huston's surreal, revisionist western as the infamous Texas hanging judge. Upon arriving in the tiny West Texas town of Vinegaroon, Roy Bean draws a moustache on a wanted poster of himself, marches into a saloon, and declares his presence. He is immediately robbed, beaten within an inch of his life, tied to a horse and dragged out into the prairie, then left to die. Rescued by a young Mexican girl, Maria Elena (Principal), Roy Bean heads back into town and murders everyone in the local saloon, declaring that he'll kill anyone of the same sort who turns up. He also sets himself up as the sole arbiter of law and order and renames the town Langtry, in honor of the legendary actress Lily Langtry (Gardner). The community prospers as Judge Bean dispenses his own brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by, robbing or killing anyone who tries to make their way through the town. But when Maria dies, Bean's old associates begin to turn on him, one at a time and Bean is forced to leave. Years later, Bean rides back into town, called back to the place to save his daughter from trouble - and finds that the community has been taken over by a shady character called Frank Gass (McDowall) - a circumstance that requires Bean to dispense his own unique brand of justice once again.

The Westerner (1940)
The town of Vinegaroon, TX, is the home to Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan), who calls himself 'The Only Law West of the Pecos.' Bean keeps a saloon, where he also conducts trials, using his office to get fat on fines and the seizure of property, and hanging most of those who get in his way, sometimes more than one a day. Cole Hardin (Gary Cooper) is a saddle-tramp brought in on a charge of stealing a horse belonging to Bean's chief stooge, Chickenfoot (Paul Hurst). Hardin's conviction by a jury made up of Bean's hangers-on (with the undertaker, played with low-key comic zeal by Charles Halton, waiting eagerly for the verdict and the hanging) seems certain, despite his contention that he bought the horse from another man, until Hardin recognizes the judge's obsession with the English actress Lily Langtry. Hardin feigns having seen, met, and known Miss Langtry intimately, and he cons the judge into delaying the death sentence until Hardin can send for a lock of the actress' hair that he supposedly has in El Paso -- that's long enough for the real horse thief (Tom Tyler) to show up and get killed. By the time the dust settles, the judge, for all of his warped sense of justice and corrupt nature, finds himself genuinely liking Hardin as something of a kindred spirit, as bold and daring as he was in his youth, and feeling something like friendship for him. But Bean also tries to shoot Hardin when he decides to cast his lot with the homesteaders, led by Jane-Ellen Mathews (Doris Davenport) and her father, Caliphet (Fred Stone), who have been fighting for survival against Bean and his cattle-rancher allies every step of the way. Hardin tries to appeal to the better nature within the judge, and also saves him from an attempted lynching, but when that fails, and a corn crop is burned and Mr. Mathews killed, he sees no choice but to take action. He gets an arrest warrant sworn out and is deputized by the county sheriff. Taking Bean in his saloon or anywhere in his town (renamed Langtry by the judge, in honor of the actress) is impossible, but then it's announced that Lily Langtry will be appearing in Texas, a long day's ride away from Bean's stronghold. The judge, dressed in his full Civil War regalia and with his men in tow, rides to see the performance while Hardin gets ready to try and arrest him. The kind of climactic shoot-out that follows has been done to death in the decades since, but it was something new and revelatory in a Western in 1940, and still plays beautifully on a dramatic level, capturing in full the complexity of the relationship between these two antagonists.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Roy Bean is nearly killed by the inhabitants of a badlands bar and brothel. He returns to take vengeance only to find that he is the new symbol of law and order in the area. He becomes the Judge and dispenses justice until time and events pass him by.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 25 February, 2012.

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