- out . ▁The ▁Virgin ian ▁quickly ▁draw s ▁his ▁six - sh oot er ▁and ▁k ills ▁the ▁band it ▁in ▁the ▁streets . ▁He ▁then ▁mar ries ▁Mol ly , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁prepare ▁to ▁open ▁their ▁own ▁ran ch . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Gary ▁Cooper ▁as ▁the ▁Virgin ian ▁ ▁Walter ▁H ust on ▁as ▁Tr amp as ▁ ▁Richard ▁Ar len ▁as ▁Steven ▁ ▁Mary ▁Brian ▁as ▁Mol ly ▁St ark ▁Wood ▁ ▁Ch ester ▁Con k lin ▁as ▁Uncle ▁" Pa " ▁H ug he y ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁Pal lette ▁as ▁" H oney " ▁W ig gin ▁ ▁Victor ▁Pot el ▁as ▁Neb r ask y ▁ ▁E . H . ▁Cal vert ▁as ▁Judge ▁Henry ▁ ▁Helen ▁W are ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁' Ma ' ▁Taylor ▁ ▁George ▁Ch and ler ▁as ▁Bug ▁E ars ▁ ▁Rand olph ▁Scott ▁as ▁R ider ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁Virgin ian ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁written ▁by ▁O wen ▁W ister ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁stage ▁play ▁adaptation . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁talk ie ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁with ▁two ▁silent ▁film ▁adapt ations ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁entirely ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Victor ▁F lem ing ; ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁first