The Cowboy and the Lady. 1938. Directed by H. C. Potter

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The Cowboy and the Lady. 1938. USA. Directed by H. C. Potter. Screenplay by S.N. Behrman, Sonia Levien, based on an original story by Leo McCarey, Frank R. Adams. With Merle Oberon, Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan. 35mm print. 91 min.

Potter’s romantic comedy stars Merle Oberon as Mary a society girl whose father is running for President. Mary’s dad insists that she toe the line and behave in public, but the local nightclubs are just too much fun to resist—especially the ones that get raided! Mary is packed off to Palm Beach to lay low, but she meets a handsome cowboy named Stretch who turns her world upside down.

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: Delmer Daves and H. C. Potter in Resonance.

Past events

Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 1:30 p.m.

Discussion with the filmmaker's son, Earl Potter

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Wed, Mar 7, 2018, 1:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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