| Cattle King | |
| Director: | Tay Garnett |
| Producer: | Nat Holt |
| Starring: | Robert Taylor |
| Music: | Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
| Cinematography: | William E. Snyder |
| Color Process: | Metrocolor[1] |
| Editing: | George White |
| Studio: | Missouri Productions |
| Distributor: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $535,000[2] |
| Gross: | $1,065,000 |
Cattle King is a 1963 American Western film directed by Tay Garnett. It stars Robert Taylor and Robert Loggia.[3] It was also known by the alternative title of Guns of Wyoming in some countries.
A range war is building in Wyoming. Caught on opposite sides are Sam Brassfield, who builds fences to protect his grass land, and Clay Mathews, a cattle baron determined to keep an open range.
Both men argue their case before the cattlemen's association to President Chester A. Arthur, who happens to be in Cheyenne for a visit. A hired gun of Mathews picks a fight with Brassfield's top man, Johnny Quatro, in a saloon, then vows revenge after Brassfield intervenes.
Brassfield proposes marriage to Sharleen Travers, who runs a neighboring ranch with her brother Harry. At first the spineless Harry sides with Mathews, but after a scolding from his sister, he apologizes to Brassfield. A while thereafter, the hired gun Bodine shoots and wounds the unarmed Harry, then kills Sharleen in cold blood.
Another rancher mistakenly blames Brassfield for a raid that Matthews ordered. He changes sides after overhearing Brassfield speak on his behalf to the President. In a final showdown, Brassfield urges Mathews to keep the dispute between themselves, then outdraws Mathews in a gunfight. Bodine also pulls a gun, but Quatro shoots him down.
According to MGM records, the film earned $435,000 in the US and Canada and $650,000 elsewhere resulting in a gain of $20,000.[2]