The Castaway Cowboy

1974

1h 31m

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6.6/10

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Adventure

Family

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Western

A Wayward Texas cowboy washes up on the beaches of Hawaii and is taken home by an fatherless boy. He saves the family's business while romancing the single mom.

Directors

Vincent McEveety

Writers

Don Tait(screenplay by)

Don Tait(story by)

Richard M. Bluel(story by)

Stars

James Garner

Vera Miles

Eric Shea

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James Garner

Lincoln Costain

Vera Miles

Henrietta MacAvoy

Eric Shea

Booton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy

Calvin Bryson

Kimo

Marruja

Capt. Cary

Oka

Boatman

Liliha (MacAvoy housekeeper)

Nephi Hannemann

Malakoma (witch doctor)

Leleo

Hopu

Palani

The Hatman (loses hat to Costain)

Patrick Sullivan Burke

Sea captain in poker game

Jerry Velasco

Hawaiian cowboy (voice)

Directors

Vincent McEveety

Writers

Don Tait(screenplay by)

Don Tait(story by)

Richard M. Bluel(story by)

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Not bad, not good. <em>'The Castaway Cowboy'</em> is a run-of-the-mill live-action offering from Disney. The casting is fine but plain, while the plot is alright if unspectacular and entirely predictable - especially the love story, which is one of the most obvious I think I have ever seen. The humour is decent, probably the best part of this. James Garner (Costain) and Vera Miles (Henrietta) are a duo once again, following on from their exploits together in <em>'One Little Indian'</em> a year prior. Eric Shea plays Booton, who I feared would be yet another annoying Disney kid actor but he's actually OK all in all. The villains are extremely forgettable, in fairness Robert Culp (Bryson), Gregory Sierra (Marruja) and Nephi Hannemann (Malakoma) don't get much to work with - unexplored potential; solid actor choices. This should be far more entertaining, especially as it's an adventure film.

r96sk21 Aug, 2020