The Second Time Around (1961)

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Richard Emery Roberts (novel)
Oscar Saul (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 December 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Western

Tagline:

Debbie's on the wackiest husband-hunt that ever sent he-men running for cover!

Plot:

In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections. |

Plot Keywords:

Widow | Gambler | Arizona | 1910s | Female Sheriff

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Debbie Reynolds	...	Lucretia 'Lu' Rogers
Steve Forrest	...	Dan Jones
Andy Griffith	...	Pat Collins
Juliet Prowse	...	Rena Mitchell
Thelma Ritter	...	Aggie Gates
Ken Scott	...	Sheriff Burns
Isobel Elsom	...	Mrs. Rogers
Rodolfo Acosta	...	Rodriguez (as Rudolph Acosta)
Timothy Carey	...	Bonner
Tom Greenway	...	Deputy Shack
Eleanor Audley	...	Mrs. Trask
Marie Blake	...	Mrs. Vera Collins (as Blossom Rock)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Backlot, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cummings-Harman Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene where the town's people come to ask LuLu to run for sheriff, LuLu and Aggie are sitting at a table along with a plate full of nicely sliced white bread. This movie is set in Arizona in 1912 and sliced bread wasn't produced until 1928 in Chillicothe, Missouri.

Quotes:

Sheriff John Yoss: Before we head south we're going to play a round of stud to see who escorts the gal. Like to take a hand?
Dan Jones: No thanks, I'm a gambler, not a wrangler.

Fun flick

Debbie Reynolds is her usual feisty self, and gorgeous Steve Forrest (Dana Andrew's brother) is the fellow who wins her heart, in this fun film about a "widder lady" bucking convention in the 1800's to go out west and make a new life for herself and her children. Catch it on AMC sometime; it is not out on video.