That would have been a little difficult for Ward Bond, who died in 1960.
Yes I know! I just meant first Ward Bond played Wayne's best friend, then Bruce Cabot took over from him.
When they filmed it in 1971 Cabot would probably have been too ill. I think his scenes in DAF were shot in April 1971.
I'm sure I read somewhere that Cabot was supposed to play that part, but due to his lung and throat cancer he could not. His last film was Diamonds Are Forever which was made in 1971, like The Cowboys. You would expect Wayne's best friend to be played by either Cabot or Ward Bond.
Was Slim's role in "The Cowboys" intended for Bruce Cabot?
