''The Westerner'' is a 1934 American

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film directed by

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and starring

Tim McCoy Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he ap ...

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and

Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. Early life Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...

. It was released by

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. Michael R. Pitts generally praised the film, noting a "well staged" mock execution, while criticising its complex plot.

Plot summary

Cast

as Tim Addison *

as Justina Barnes *

as Bob Lockhart *

Hooper Atchley Lemuel Hooper Atchley (April 30, 1887 – November 17, 1943) was an American film actor. Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley. He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system. Atchley's first professional ac ...

as Wayne Wallace * John Dilson as Senator Lockhart * Edward La Saint as Zach Addison *

Harry Todd Harry Todd (December 13, 1863 – February 15, 1935) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1909 and 1935. On Broadway, Todd was a member of the ensemble in '' The American Way'' (1939). Todd died in Glendale, Cal ...

as Uncle Ben * Edmond Cobb as Joe Allen * Albert J. Smith as Sheriff * Paul Fix as Rustler Who Confesses

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* * * * 1934 films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Columbia Pictures films 1934 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by David Selman 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub