for Bean. Arresting Bean in Vinegaroon, now renamed Langtry by the judge in honor of the actress, is impossible with all of Bean's men around. When Bean learns that Langtry will be appearing in a nearby town, a long day's ride from Vinegaroon, he has one of his men buy all of the tickets. Bean dons his full Confederate Civil War regalia and rides to see the performance with his men. He enters the theater alone to await the performance, leaving his henchmen outside. Unknown to Bean, Harden has been waiting in the theater to arrest him. A standoff and shootout occur and Bean is fatally wounded during the gunfight. Harden carries Bean backstage to meet the woman whom he has adored for so long. As Bean stares at her, he dies. Two years later, Harden and Jane, now married and having rebuilt the burned farm, watch as new settlers arrive in the territory. Cast Gary Cooper as Cole Harden Walter Brennan as Judge Roy Bean Doris Davenport as Jane Ellen Mathews Fred Stone as Caliphet Mathews Forrest Tucker as Wade Harper Paul Hurst as Chickenfoot Chill Wills as Southeast Lilian Bond as Lillie Langtry Dana Andrews as Hod Johnson Charles Halton as Mort Borrow Trevor Bardette as Shad Wilkins Tom Tyler as King Evans Lucien Littlefield as The Stranger Hank Bell as Deputy (uncredited) Charles Coleman as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited) Heinie Conklin as Man at Ticket Window (uncredited) Production When Gary Cooper learned that Walter Brennan would be playing the part of Judge Roy Bean, he tried to withdraw from the film, believing that his character would be reduced to a minor role. Although Goldwyn assured Cooper that his role would be expanded, Cooper remained unconvinced, writing to Samuel Goldwyn: "I couldn't see that it needed Gary Cooper for the part." Goldwyn remained adamant about Cooper's contractual obligations and insisted that he star in the film. In a formal letter to Goldwyn indicating his intention to sever their future working relationship, Cooper agreed to fulfill his contract and to "perform my services...to the fullest of my ability, with the express understanding that I am doing so under protest." Cooper and Brennan appeared in eight films together: Watch Your Wife (1926), The Wedding Night (1935), The Cowboy and the Lady (1938), The Westerner (1940), Meet John Doe (1941), Sergeant York (1941), Pride of the Yankees (1942) and Task Force