Watch: The Culpepper Cattle Co. 1972 123movies, Full Movie Online – Teenager Ben Mockridge feels life in a Wild West farm town has nothing better to offer than horse-cart racing with other hicks, so he naively begs cattle company owner Frank Culpepper to engage him as the youngest cowboy for a long cattle trail to a fort. His mother barely notices. Ben doesn’t even seem to get it when he’s told to report as ‘little Mary’ to the old cook, whose words, “Cowboy is something you do only if you have nothing better.” gradually become clear. Instead of an exciting heroic macho life, it’s endless hard work, dumb chores and embarrassment, even getting literally caught with his pants down, robbed of his horse, and witnessing unpunished crimes….
Plot: Working as an assistant on a long cattle drive, the young Ben Mockridge contends between his dream of being a cowboy and the harsh truth of the Old West.
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True look at the Old West
I feel this is possibly the best Western I have ever seen. It portrays gritty people with simple outlooks to life. I believe this must truly show what the west was like – simple, rough, dirty, bad fitting clothes, etc. I was raised on Disney movies and when you compare this to them you get a real feel for what happens when a kid decides to chase a dream in the world of adults. My favorite line is when the kid tells one of the cowboys that being a cowboy is the greatest job in the world. The guy responds, ” Kid, being a cowboy is what you do when you can’t do anything else”.I suggest this as required viewing for anyone with an interest in the Old West.
this is the west that really was
Long before Clint Eastwood made “Unforgiven”, “The Culpepper Cattle Company” was THE standout film for a glimpse into the lives of people trying to survive in a tough, unsympathetic old West. Gary Grimes played the part of a youngster itching to become a man on the drive. Like the audience members, Grimes is full of romantic vision, which is almost immediately dashed when he gets himself hired by Frank Culpepper (Billy Green Bush). What happens thereafter is that Grimes and the audience must cope with the fact that (in those days) there was no law, and often no justice. The meek suffered, and the sentimental get run over by the ruthless and bitter.The quality of the camera work and the sparse sets create the sense of stepping into a time bottle. The story and characterizations are utterly believable and often haunting. Make no mistake, this is the west that was, and credit goes to the film’s makers for this sleeper of a classic.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 32 min (92 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Western
Director Dick Richards
Writer Dick Richards, Eric Bercovici, Gregory Prentiss
Actors Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew
Country United States
Awards 2 nominations
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Sound Mix Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
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Laboratory DeLuxe (color by) (as Deluxe®)
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Negative Format 35 mm
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Printed Film Format 35 mm