Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Burt Kennedy

Writer:

William Bowers (writer)

Release Date:

26 March 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Plot:

In the old west, a man becomes a sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough. In the end, he uses ingenuity instead.

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Australia | Fued | Town Mayor | Country Girl

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

James Garner	...	Jason McCullough
Joan Hackett	...	Prudy Perkins
Walter Brennan	...	Pa Danby
Harry Morgan	...	Olly Perkins
Jack Elam	...	Jake
Henry Jones	...	Henry Jackson
Bruce Dern	...	Joe Danby
Willis Bouchey	...	Thomas Devery
Gene Evans	...	Tom Danby
Walter Burke	...	Fred Johnson
Dick Peabody	...	Luke Danby
Chubby Johnson	...	Brady
Kathleen Freeman	...	Mrs. Danvers
Dick Haynes	...	Bartender

Also Known As:

The Sheriff (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Singapore:PG | West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cherokee Productions

Trivia:

Though not a sequel or related to the original story line, this movie was followed by Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) with most of the cast intact playing similar characters.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the fight at Emma's, a man gets a plateful of food mashed into his face. The "metal" plate folds like a paper plate.

Quotes:

Tom Danby: Pa, you been touchin' up your hair again?
Pa Danby: Whadda ya mean, AGAIN?
Tom Danby: Nothin'. It just looks better in spots, that's all.
Pa Danby: Whadda ya mean, SPOTS?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Barugon (#4.4)" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Rock of Ages

Absolutely first rate family fun

One of my favorite western comedies; there isn't a false note in the whole film. No matter how many times I've seen it, I always laugh out loud throughout the film. The cast is simply wonderful: James Garner is playing tongue in cheek as the naive yet witty Sheriff, and Walter Brennan, Bruce Dern and Jack Elam are simply marvelous. Add in the physical comedy of Joan Hackett and it's just a wonderful film. My highest recommendation.