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3 April 1974 (USA) morePlot:
In the days of the "Wild West", a gunslinger, with a price on his head, discovers the body of a traveling minister who has been killed in an ambush... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Complete credited cast)| Marjoe Gortner | ... | Ernie Parsons | |
| Slim Pickens | ... | Billy One-Eye | |
| David Huddleston | ... | Mr. Ross | |
| Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Jason McCoy | |
| Estelle Parsons | ... | Sadie Underwood | |
| Pamela Sue Martin | ... | Sally Underwood | |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Head of Posse | |
| Karl Swenson | ... | Adams | |
| Jon Lormer | ... | Luther | |
| Robert Phillips | ... | Tom Underwood | |
| Larry Ward | ... | Max | |
| Joan Goodfellow | ... | Dixie |
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Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USAFun Stuff
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[first lines]Head of Posse: Ernie Parsons, having been found guilty by a jury of your peers...
Ernie Parsons: I didn't see any jury.
Head of Posse: Well, they was around. Anyway, what difference does it make. You gunned down Windy Jones and he was one of our most beloved and respected citizens.
Ernie Parsons: I heard he was the town drunk.
Head of Posse: Well, now that he's dead, he's one of our town's most beloved and respected citizens.
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In order to elude authorities, western outlaw Marjoe Gortner (as Ernie Parsons) assumes the identity of a traveling preacher. Mr. Gortner takes up residence in parson-needy Castle Walk, Arizona; there, at a funeral, he and sexy teenager Pamela Sue Martin (as Sally Underwood) are mutually attracted. Soon, Gortner's shady past threatens his budding relationship with young Ms. Martin. Sidekick Slim Pickens (as Billy One-Eye) and mother Estelle Parsons (as Sadie Underwood) lend their support.
Even in this slightly above average television production, Gortner has star quality to burn. Taken as a screen test, "The Gun and the Pulpit " miraculously elevates the former evangelist to convincing western hero. Pamela Sue Martin is excellent as Gortner's barely legal leading lady; her glances are more sensual than a strip tease. Director Daniel Petrie handles the assignment admirably. Gortner's star quality was evident since the riveting documentary "Marjoe" (1972), which revealed his evangelical movement to be a money-grubbing scam. In hindsight, it seems Marjoe Gortner was too hot for Hollywood to handle.