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Director:
Burt Kennedy
Writers:
Ronald M. Cohen (written by) and
Dennis Shryack (written by)
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Release Date:
3 November 1969 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Western more
Plot:
Marshal Flagg, an aging lawman about to be retired, hears that his old nemesis, the outlaw McKaye, is back in the area and planning a robbery... more | add synopsis
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‘V’ star Scott Wolf talks cliffhangers, alien-human love and ‘newsguy hair’
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One You Can't Go Wrong With more (12 total)

Cast

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Robert Mitchum ... Flagg
George Kennedy ... McKay
Martin Balsam ... Mayor Wilker

David Carradine ... Waco
Tina Louise ... Carmel
Douglas Fowley ... Grundy (as Douglas V. Fowley)
Lois Nettleton ... Mary
John Davis Chandler ... Deuce
John Carradine ... Ticker
Marie Windsor ... Polly
Dick Peabody ... Boyle
Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Stone (Mother)
Jimmy Murphy ... Buckshot
Garrett Lewis ... Hawkins
Nick Dennis ... Engineer No. 2
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Chama, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Ronden more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Trademark: [Burt Kennedy] ["Fight!"]At the beginning of the fight scene, someone (in this case, an uncredited Richard Farnsworth) looks directly at the camera and yells, "Fight!" more
Soundtrack:
Ballad of Marshal Flagg, The more

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One You Can't Go Wrong With, 1 July 2004
9/10
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Burt Kennedy during the late 1960s seemed to take over the western genre with a cluster of good comedic films using some of Hollywood's best. but aging male stars. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys is a prime example of his work which never disappoints.

Robert Mitchum as an aging and then ex-Marshal and George Kennedy,an outlaw adversary of Mitchum's from the old days join forces to outwit and capture a gang of young punks that the aging Kennedy has been riding with. Since they're on the screen for most of the story together, the chemistry has to be perfect with them for the picture to work and it is.

Some Hollywood veterans also round out the cast. Marie Windsor for once is a good girl as a saloon owner with a heart of gold. Douglas Fowley plays a grizzled old timer in the best Gabby Hayes tradition. They stand out as does David Carradine as the leader of the young outlaws.

However in the scenes he's in, Martin Balsam as the town mayor steals the film. He had to be the model that Mel Brooks used for Harvey Korman's portrayal of Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles.

And in the best 50s western tradition we have Glenn Yarborough singing intermittently The Ballad of Marshal Flagg in the great tradition of Frankie Laine. Personally though Yarborough does a good job, I think they should have utilized Robert Mitchum for that also.

The then Governor of New Mexico, David Cargo, makes a bit appearance at the end of the film as a reporter. Cargo, tried very hard to get the Hollywood Studios to use New Mexico for filming. I suppose this bit was one of the perks of office.

It's rollicking good entertainment, Burt Kennedy at his best.

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