Cattle King
Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	Tay Garnett
Written by	Thomas Thompson
Produced by	Nat Holt
Starring	Robert Taylor
Cinematography	William E. Snyder
Edited by	George White
Music by	Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter
Color process	Metrocolor [1]
Production company	Missouri Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 31, 1963 (1963-07-31)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$535,000 [2]
Box office	$1,065,000 [2]

Cattle King is a 1963 American Western film directed by Tay Garnett. It stars Robert Taylor and Robert Loggia. ^[3] It was also known by the alternative title of Guns of Wyoming in some countries.

Plot

A range war is building in Wyoming. Caught on opposite sides are Sam Brassfield, who builds fences to protect his grass land, and Clay Mathews, a cattle baron determined to keep an open range.

Both men argue their case before the cattlemen's association to President Chester A. Arthur, who happens to be in Cheyenne for a visit. A hired gun of Mathews picks a fight with Brassfield's top man, Johnny Quatro, in a saloon, then vows revenge after Brassfield intervenes.

Brassfield proposes marriage to Sharleen Travers, who runs a neighboring ranch with her brother Harry. At first the spineless Harry sides with Mathews, but after a scolding from his sister, he apologizes to Brassfield. A while thereafter, the hired gun Bodine shoots and wounds the unarmed Harry, then kills Sharleen in cold blood.

Another rancher mistakenly blames Brassfield for a raid that Matthews ordered. He changes sides after overhearing Brassfield speak on his behalf to the President. In a final showdown, Brassfield urges Mathews to keep the dispute between themselves, then outdraws Mathews in a gunfight. Bodine also pulls a gun, but Quatro shoots him down.

Cast

• Robert Taylor as Sam Brassfield
• Robert Loggia as Johnny Quatro
• Joan Caulfield as Sharleen Travers
• Robert Middleton as Clay Mathews
• Larry Gates as President Chester A. Arthur
• Malcolm Atterbury as Abe Clevenger
• William Windom as Harry Travers
• Virginia Christine as Ruth Winters
• Richard Devon as Vince Bodine
• Ray Teal as Ed Winters
• Bob Ivers as Webb Carter
• Maggie Pierce as June Carter
• Woodrow Parfrey as Stafford
• Richard Tretter as Hobie Renton
• John Mitchum as Tex

Box office

According to MGM records, the film earned $435,000 in the US and Canada and $650,000 elsewhere resulting in a gain of $20,000. ^[2]

See also

• List of American films of 1963

References

External links

• Cattle King at IMDb
• Cattle King at AllMovie
• Cattle King at the TCM Movie Database
• Cattle King at the American Film Institute Catalog