El vaquero

1950s rodeo melodrama meets *The Red Shoes*. A bookish Chicago clerk trades spreadsheets for spurs after a heartbreak, only to learn cattle drives involve blisters not ballads. The real show belongs to the saddle-worn veterans keeping him upright.

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Delmer Daves directed El vaquero in 1958. See Delmer Daves's full filmography, where to start with Delmer Daves, or where to go after you've seen everything by Delmer Daves.

El vaquero was released in 1958 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.