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Evil Roy Slade (TV 1972)

97 min  -  Comedy | Western
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The meanest villain in the West falls for a pretty schoolteacher and tries to change his ways, but a determined (and egomaniacal) singing sheriff is out to capture him.

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Jerry Belson, Garry Marshall

Stars:

Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn and Henry Gibson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rooney ...
Dick Shawn ...
Henry Gibson ...
Dom DeLuise ...
Logan Delp
Edie Adams ...
Pamela Austin Pamela Austin ...
Milton Berle ...
John Astin ...
Arthur Batanides Arthur Batanides ...
Lee
Larry Hankin ...
Snake
Robert Liberman Robert Liberman ...
Preacher
Ed Cambridge Ed Cambridge ...
Smith
Connie Sawyer Connie Sawyer ...
Aggie Potter
Alice Nunn Alice Nunn ...
Claire Beckendorf
Pat Morita ...
Turhan
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Storyline

Evil Roy Slade, the meanest villain the West has known, meets a beautiful young woman who persuades him to change careers from train robber to family man. He is pursued by Marshal Bing Bell, while a helpful psychologist teaches him to live without weapons. Written by Mike Welsch <m.welsch@az05p.bull.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Marshal | Schoolteacher | Outlaw | Orphan | Reform  | See more »

Taglines:

He's the Most Wanted and the Most Hilarious Outlaw in the West.

Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Az ördögi Roy Slade See more »

Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Based on characters created in the 1969 pilot for an unproduced series entitled "Sheriff Who?", so called because every week there would be a new sheriff (played by a guest star), who would be killed by Evil Roy Slade. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Evil Roy Slade realizes he has the toy cowboy's hat on, he grabs the hat and starts to take it off. Then when the toy cowboy hands Evil Roy the correct hat, Evil Roy still has the toy cowboy's hat on. See more »

Quotes

Doctor Delp: Try harder Roy, try to cry. If you can release one tear, it'll help you
Evil Roy Slade: I don't know how to cry.
Doctor Delp: Think. Think harder. Think about your lonely youth: no friends, no home, no warmth, no affection... cactus in your diaper
[Slade starts sobbing]
Doctor Delp: Yes! Yes, there's a tear! We're curing you!
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