The Cowboy & The Lady
Directed by H.C Potter
Gary Cooper – Stretch Willoughby
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family’s home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.
Also starring Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight, Henry Kolker and Mabel Todd
The role of Mary's father, Horace Smith, was originally assigned to Thomas Mitchell, but due to various production issues, shooting was delayed. As a result, Mitchell, who had a previous commitment, had to leave before his scenes were completed. All of his previously shot scenes were scrapped, and his part was recast with Henry Kolker, who quickly re-shot all of Mitchell's scenes.
Nominated for 3 Oscars, winning one, Best Sound, Recording.