Cattle King (1963): Cast & Plot
Cattle King is a 1963 western directed by Tay Garnett, starring Robert Taylor as Sam Brassfield, Robert Middleton and Larry Gates. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m (88 min)
- Director
- Tay Garnett
- Genre
- Western
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Missouri Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Cattle King About?
The premise of Cattle King without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A wealthy Wyoming rancher battles encroaching Texas cattle herds threatening his prized meadows, while violent confrontations erupt—including the destruction of his fences and the death of his wife—forcing him to confront a towering, ferocious adversary.
Cattle King Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- rich cattleman
- texas cattle drive
- range war
- saloon
- cheyenne wyoming
- texas cattleman
- cattle rancher
- u.s. secret service agent
- held at gunpoint
- cigarette smoking
- deception
- gunfire
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- 1880s
- cowboy
- cattleman
- wyoming territory
- year 1883
- niece and nephew
- meeting the president of the united states
- ranch foreman
- housekeeper
- mexican ranch hand
- rifle
- shot in the back
- horseback riding
- barbed wire fence
- alcoholic
- brother sister relationship
- reference to chester a. arthur
- cantina
- sheep rancher
- kiss
- vandalism
- graveside service
- neighborhood support
- confrontation
- resolution
- fiance fiancee relationship
- shooting a woman
- murder of a woman
- masked rider
- horse
- classical western
- wealth
- animal in title
- title in title
- two word title
- rancher
- homesteader
- hired killer
Cattle King Cast & Characters
Robert Taylor leads the cast as Sam Brassfield, with Robert Middleton as Clay Mathews and Larry Gates as President Chester A. Arthur. Directed by Tay Garnett; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tay Garnett
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Robert Taylor as Sam Brassfield - Robert Middleton as Clay Mathews
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Larry Gates as President Chester A. Arthur -
Robert Loggia as Johnny Quatro (Teton Ranch Hand)
Also Starring in Cattle King
· 11 more- Joan Caulfield Sharleen Travers
- William Windom Harry Travers - Sharleen's Brother
- Richard Devon Vince Bodine (Mathews' Hired Gunman)
- Virginia Christine Mrs. Ruth Winters (Brassfield's Housekeeper)
- Woodrow Parfrey Stafford (President Arthur's Secretary)
- Ray Teal Edwin 'Ed' Winters (Teton Ranch Foreman)
- John Mitchum Tex
- Malcolm Atterbury Abe Clevenger (Homesteader)
- Robert Ivers Webb Carter (Brassfield's Nephew) (as Bob Ivers)
- Maggie Pierce June Carter (Webb's Sister)
- Richard Tretter Hobie Renton (Teton Ranch Hand)
More from Tay Garnett
More films directed by Tay Garnett, best-rated first: The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Delta Factor, The Black Knight and One Minute to Zero.
Cattle King Plot Summary
What happens in Cattle King from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On Wyoming’s sun-burnished plains, a range war is quietly escalating between two men with starkly different visions for the land. Sam Brassfield, Robert Taylor, fences his property to protect the grass from wandering cattle, while Clay Mathews, Robert Middleton, a calculating cattle baron, fights to keep the open range intact. Each practical move—Brassfield’s sturdy fences and Mathews’ expansive grazing rights—becomes a fault line that reveals how far both sides are willing to go to claim the land.
Full summary
The whole story of Cattle King, scene by scene
Cattle King Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Cattle King.
How Well Do You Know Cattle King?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the character played by Robert Taylor?
Cattle King Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Wyoming” and “Revolverhelden von Wyoming”.
- Also known as
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- Wyoming
- Revolverhelden von Wyoming
- Pistolas en la frontera
- Il vendicatore del Texas
- Les Ranchers du Wyoming
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Movies Like Cattle King
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Cattle Empire, Cattle Town and Cattle Drive.
Cattle King FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Cattle King, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Cattle King?
Cattle King runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was Cattle King released?
Cattle King was released on July 8, 1963.
Who directed Cattle King?
Cattle King was directed by Tay Garnett.
More films by Tay Garnett Who is in the cast of Cattle King?
Cattle King stars Robert Taylor as Sam Brassfield, Robert Middleton as Clay Mathews and Larry Gates as President Chester A. Arthur, among 15 credited actors.
Does Cattle King have a post-credit scene?
No. Cattle King has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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