The Rounders

The Rounders

The wild west's biggest fall guys go head over heels... for a mean-eyed bronc... and some bear-backed fillies

NR 1965 · 85 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Western

Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses. Their frequent employer Jim (Chill Wills), who always gets the better of them, talks them into taking a nondescript horse in lieu of some of their wages. Ben finds that the horse is un-rideable, he comes up with the idea of taking it to a rodeo and betting other cowhands they cannot ride it.

Directed by Burt Kennedy · Written by Burt Kennedy

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