| The Cowboy and the Bandit | |
| Director: | Albert Herman |
| Producer: | Ralph M. Like |
| Starring: | Rex Lease Bobby Nelson Blanche Mehaffey |
| Cinematography: | Arthur Reed |
| Editing: | Carl Himm |
| Studio: | Stage and Screen Productions |
| Distributor: | State Rights Superior Talking Pictures |
| Runtime: | 61 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Cowboy and the Bandit is a 1935 American Western film directed by Albert Herman, starring Rex Lease, Bobby Nelson, and Blanche Mehaffey.
The Elizabethton Star gave the picture a good review, stating, "This new film is an extra special variety of action thrill drama for it has everything that a feature picture should have: drama, comedy and added to that stunt riding, hair trigger excitement." The felt the performances of Lease, Nelson and Desmond were excellent, and also commended the job of Nelson, Wally Wales, Mix, and Farnum, among several others in the cast. They also commended the story by Jevne.[1] The Herald-Palladium also gave the film a good review. They called Jevne's script, "well constructed", stating that he did well to get "away from the usual trite Western themes". They complimented Herman's direction, and complimented the acting of Nelson, Potel and Morgan. They called the film, "one of the best pictures of its type that has come out of Hollywood in a long, long time."[2] The Anniston Star gave the film a good review as well, stating that Jevne's script was a "well constructed plot".[3]