''The Cowboy Millionaire'' is a 1935 American

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film directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and written by

George Waggner George Waggner (September 7, 1894 – December 11, 1984) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for producing and directing the 1941 film '' The Wolf Man''. For some unknown reason, Waggner sometimes configured his ...

and Daniel Jarrett. The film stars George O'Brien,

Evalyn Bostock Evalyn Bostock, sometimes spelled Evelyn Bostock, (London, 8 March 1917 – Los Angeles, 28 November 1944) was an actress who died from carbon tetrachloride poisoning. She had lead roles including in the 1935 film '' The Cowboy Millionaire''. Evaly ...

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Maude Allen Maude Allen (November 30, 1887 – April 24, 1960) was an American character actress. She was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Died in Los Angeles, California, aged 72. She appeared in several Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s, in ...

, Stephen Chase and Daniel Jarrett. The film was released on May 10, 1935, by

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Plot

Bob Walker and his sidekick Persimmon work at a

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type luxury hotel in order to gain money to work their gold mine. English

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Pamala Barclay comes to the hotel and eventually falls in love with Bob but returns to Great Britain after she discovers he made a bet that he would have a relationship with her. Meanwhile, a con man attempts to buy the yet unproductive gold mine for a cheap price from Persimmon with the two going to England. When the mine hits pay dirt, Bob travels to London to fight for his mine and his lady love.

Cast

* George O'Brien as Bob Walker *

as Pamela Barclay *

as Willy Persimmon Bates *

as Henrietta Barclay * Stephen Chase as Hadley Thornton *

Daniel Jarrett Daniel Jarrett (November 6, 1886 or 1894 - March 13, 1938) was an actor and screenwriter in the United States. He was the brother of screenwriter and actor Arthur L. Jarrett. He acted in the 1914 film '' The Scales of Justice (film)'', the 1916 f ...

as Edward Doyle *

Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...

as Ben Barclay *Dean Benton as Desk Clerk *

Thomas A. Curran Thomas A. Curran (May 29, 1879 – January 24, 1941), was an Australian-born American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. Between 1915 and 1941 he appeared in 60 films, the last of which was '' Citizen Kane'', in which he played the ...

as Mr. Nolan

References

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* 1935 films 1930s English-language films Fox Film films American Western (genre) films 1935 Western (genre) films Films directed by Edward F. Cline American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub