The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.

Cast

Paul Newman

as Judge Roy Bean

Victoria Principal

as Maria Elena

Ned Beatty

as Tector Crites

Matt Clark

as Nick the Grub

Roddy McDowall

as Frank Gass

Jacqueline Bisset

as Rose Bean

Bill McKinney

as Fermel Parlee

Anthony Perkins

as Reverend LaSalle

Tab Hunter

as Sam Dodd

Stacy Keach

as Bad Bob

Reviews

John Chard

Beanisms! The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is directed by John Huston and written by John Milius. It stars Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, Tab Hunter, Victoria Principal and Ava Gardner. Music is by Maurice Jarre and cinematography by Richard Moore...

CinemaSerf

It was always going to be difficult for anyone to beat Walter Brennan’s feisty effort as this character from 1940, but Paul Newman and John Huston come close with this slightly contradictory portrayal of the 19th lawman. We start as he, himself, only narrowly escapes a vigilante squad who didn’t muc...

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