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  • Lone Cowboy (1933)
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    64 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lone Cowboy (1933)
Passed
64 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

"Scooter" O'Neal is a young Chicago boy brought up in the slums by his idolized father, and "Scooter" dreams of being a cowboy out in the Wild West, where his father was once a rancher. He is overjoyed when he learns that he is being sent ...See more"Scooter" O'Neal is a young Chicago boy brought up in the slums by his idolized father, and "Scooter" dreams of being a cowboy out in the Wild West, where his father was once a rancher. He is overjoyed when he learns that he is being sent to Nevada to visit his dad's old friend, "Dobe" Jones. What he doesn't know is that his out-of-work father is about to be arrested for theft and is sending him away so he won't be there for the upcoming disgrace. "Scooter" expects to be greeted by "Dobe" and his wife, Eleanor, but is met only by "Dobe" and isn't responsive to "Scooter's" questions about his missing wife. "Dobe" has problems of his own and is about to send Scooter back to Chicago, when he gets a telegram informing him that Bill O'Neal has committed suicide. Knowing that Scooter will be put in an orphanage, he decides to keep the kid with him. After several nights of camping out, "Scooter" can't understand why they never reach "Dobe's" ranch, until two cowhands tell him that "Dobe" is a restless and relentless man always on the search for his wife and the man, Jim Weston, with whom she ran away. "Dobe" learns where the pair are hiding but "Scooter" gets to town first and warns them. "Dobe", robbed of his chance for vengeance, takes it out on "Scooter" and blurts out the truth about his father's death. Then, touched by pity and "Scooter's" grief, "Dobe" decides to enter a rodeo to earn enough money to buy Scooter a silver-mounted saddle. But, in the bull-dogging event, "Dobe" spots Eleanor and Jim in the grandstand, and this diverts his attention-to-business-at-hand enough that he ends up getting gored by the steer he was trying to dog. While recovering, he learns the whereabouts of his cheating wife and her new best-friend, but also realizes that the future of "Scooter" means more to him than his quest for vengeance. He rides forth to tell them all-is-forgiven but Scooter thinks he has other intentions and follows him. "Dobe" confronts Eleanor and Jim but, Jim, fearing it is a ruse, pulls a gun. Shots ring out, "Dobe" kills Jim but a stray bullet hits "Scooter." Eleanor goes for the Marshal, while "Dobe", carrying Scooter, races furiously to the doctor's office. Written by Les Adams See less
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Writers
Paul Sloane (story) | Agnes Brand Leahy (adaptation) | Bobby Vernon (adaptation) | Will James (short story)
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Updated Dec 2, 1933

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Dec 2, 1933 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Jackie Cooper
Scooter O'Neal Scooter O'Neal   See fewer
Lila Lee
Eleanor Jones Eleanor Jones   See fewer
Addison Richards
Dobe Jones Dobe Jones   See fewer
John Wray
Bill O'Neal Bill O'Neal   See fewer
Gavin Gordon
Jim Weston Jim Weston   See fewer
Barton MacLane
Policeman Baxter Policeman Baxter   See fewer
J.M. Kerrigan
Mr. Curran Mr. Curran   See fewer
William Le Maire
Ranch Hand Buck Ranch Hand Buck   See fewer
George C. Pearce
Doctor Patterson (as George Pearce) Doctor Patterson (as George Pearce)   See fewer
Charles Middleton
U.S. Marshal (as Charles B. Middleton) U.S. Marshal (as Charles B. Middleton)   See fewer
James Adamson
Railroad Porter (uncredited) Railroad Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Zeke (uncredited) Zeke (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Barton
Junkman (uncredited) Junkman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Bay
Ranch Hand on Rail (uncredited) Ranch Hand on Rail (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry C. Bradley
First Station Agent (uncredited) First Station Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Corthell
Cowboy Cook (uncredited) Cowboy Cook (uncredited)   See fewer
Sterrett Ford
Mr. Carmichael (uncredited) Mr. Carmichael (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Goodwin
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Guelich
Tommy (uncredited) Tommy (uncredited)   See fewer
Lillian Harmer
Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited) Boardinghouse Keeper (uncredited)   See fewer
Dell Henderson
Mr. Burton (uncredited) Mr. Burton (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Kean
Second Station Agent (uncredited) Second Station Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Kibrick
Irving (uncredited) Irving (uncredited)   See fewer
Rose Levine
Esther (uncredited) Esther (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom London
Conductor (uncredited) Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
William Robyns
Postman (uncredited) Postman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerome Storm
Storekeeper (uncredited) Storekeeper (uncredited)   See fewer
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