Charming, predictable story of "class clash" so popular in Depression-era pictures. With no need to worry about plot, you can just sit back and enjoy the performances.
Merle Oberon hits just the right chord as a polished socialite with a hidden practical side and a goofball sense of humor. Her English accent is a trifle thick even for the "everyone rich has an English accent" days, but her physical comedy brings her back down to earth. She outshines everyone else in the film, in my opinion.
Gary Cooper plays Gary Cooper as usual, but there were two shots in particular where I saw thoughts and emotions played that were deeper and more well-rounded than his stock plays (his stock plays being: bashful, strong-n-silent, voice of the working class, and bewildered).
The cast is rounded out nicely by some of the better character actors of the day and the action moves along briskly. As others have noted, there are definite echoes of "It Happened One Night" and "Mr Deeds Goes to Town" as well as "Meet John Doe." All three films are better than this one, but "The Cowboy and the Lady" remains unexpectedly sweet and winning. A lovely bit of fluff!
Merle Oberon hits just the right chord as a polished socialite with a hidden practical side and a goofball sense of humor. Her English accent is a trifle thick even for the "everyone rich has an English accent" days, but her physical comedy brings her back down to earth. She outshines everyone else in the film, in my opinion.
Gary Cooper plays Gary Cooper as usual, but there were two shots in particular where I saw thoughts and emotions played that were deeper and more well-rounded than his stock plays (his stock plays being: bashful, strong-n-silent, voice of the working class, and bewildered).
The cast is rounded out nicely by some of the better character actors of the day and the action moves along briskly. As others have noted, there are definite echoes of "It Happened One Night" and "Mr Deeds Goes to Town" as well as "Meet John Doe." All three films are better than this one, but "The Cowboy and the Lady" remains unexpectedly sweet and winning. A lovely bit of fluff!