The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 American Western comedy film written by John Milius, directed by John Huston, and starring Paul Newman. It was loosely based on the life and times of Judge Roy Bean.
Plot
An outlaw, Roy Bean, rides into a West Texas border town called Vinegaroon by himself. The customers in the saloon beat him, rob him, toss a noose around him, and let his horse drag him off.
More details
| author | John Milius |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Texas |
| director | John Huston |
| editor | Hugh S. Fowler |
| events | capital punishment |
| genre | comedy western |
| keywords | baby border town build burning building claim frontier justice gang member grizzly adams hired gun law and order lillie langtry lose mountain man music box pass pecos pecos river san antonio texas sears roebuck the yellow rose of texas travel west texas young woman zachary taylor |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| producer | John Foreman |
| productionCompany | First Artists |
| publisher | National General Pictures |
| theme | biographical |