The Virginian
“You don't think I want to do this Molly? But you won't ask me to run away - ”
1929 · 1 h 31 min
Directed by 
Victor Fleming
Victor FlemingCast
Gary Cooper 
Walter Huston 
Richard Arlen
Plot
A cowboy foreman on a Wyoming ranch must hang his best friend for cattle rustling. An early sound western.
Sinekatalog’s take
Victor Fleming's early sound western stars Gary Cooper as a ranch foreman forced to hang his friend for rustling. Cooper's laconic charm and Walter Huston's villainy lift a stagey but influential classic with the famous 'smile when you say that' line.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (995 votes)
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