La Poussière, la Sueur et la Poudre

Original title: The Culpepper Cattle Co.

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6.9/10

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La Poussière, la Sueur et la Poudre (1972)

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Drama Western

Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Film debut of Charles Martin Smith (as Charlie Martin Smith).

Goofs
Immediately after starting the drive, the cook needs to spit, and does so across Ben, who is sitting beside him. The cook then tells Ben that he better "Sit down wind." This is wrong, because Ben should sit Up Wind. You never spit Into-The-Wind, you always spit With-The-Wind or Down Wind. The line should have been, "You better NOT sit down wind."

Quotes
Cook, Culpepper Outfit: You really got the itch, ain't ya?
Ben Mockridge: Well, yeah, I do. I guess all I want to do is punch cows and ride and, well, just cowboying. There's nothing better than that. That's all I want.
Cook, Culpepper Outfit: Kid, cowboying is something you do when you can't do nothing else.

Connections
Referenced in Lovelace (2013)

Soundtracks
Amazing Grace
(uncredited)
Traditional
Lyrics by John Newton

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Featured review

10/10

True look at the Old West

I feel this is possibly the best Western I have ever seen. It portrays gritty people with simple outlooks to life. I believe this must truly show what the west was like - simple, rough, dirty, bad fitting clothes, etc. I was raised on Disney movies and when you compare this to them you get a real feel for what happens when a kid decides to chase a dream in the world of adults. My favorite line is when the kid tells one of the cowboys that being a cowboy is the greatest job in the world. The guy responds, " Kid, being a cowboy is what you do when you can't do anything else".

I suggest this as required viewing for anyone with an interest in the Old West.