May 10, 1950
31 min
Full-HD

American Cowboy (1950)

A big city reporter visits a Colorado ranch to write an article for his paper and is surprised to learn that real cowboys are not as glamorous as Hollywood portrays. He then experiences first hand the day to day life an authentic cowboy.

Category

Documentary Western

Country

United States of America

Companies

MPO Productions

Joseph Moncure March

Narrator (uncredited)

Gus Roberson

The American Cowboy

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