| The Castaway Cowboy | |
| Director: | Vincent McEveety |
| Producer: | Ron Miller Winston Hibler |
| Starring: | James Garner Vera Miles Eric Shea Robert Culp |
| Music: | Robert F. Brunner |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Jackson |
| Editing: | Cotton Warburton |
| Studio: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributor: | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Castaway Cowboy is a 1974 American Western comedy film released by Walt Disney Productions starring James Garner, Vera Miles, Eric Shea, and Robert Culp about a Texas rancher who gets shanghaied, then jumps ship and finds himself washed ashore in Hawaii. Filmed on location in Hawaii, the film was directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Don Tait and Richard M. Bluel.
Garner later wrote that the best thing in the film was Hawaiian scenery.[1]
Texas cowboy, Lincoln Costain (James Garner), gets "shanghaied" in San Francisco, then jumps ship and washes ashore on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, right into the arms of widow Henrietta MacAvoy (Vera Miles) and her son (Eric Shea) who are struggling to make a living as farmers. A lot of wild cattle often trample their crops, so Costain gets the idea to start cattle ranching instead. The Hawaiian farm hands don't readily take to the American cowboy culture, and Calvin Bryson (Robert Culp), is a banker with eyes to grab Henrietta's land and maybe Henrietta herself.