A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.
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Cast
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| James Garner | ... | Latigo | |
| Suzanne Pleshette | ... | Patience | |
| Jack Elam | ... | Jug May | |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Taylor | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Jenny | |
| Marie Windsor | ... | Goldie | |
| John Dehner | ... | Col. Ames | |
| Henry Jones | ... | Ez | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Doc Schultz | |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | Mrs. Perkins | |
| Dick Curtis | ... | Bud Barton | |
| Willis Bouchey | ... | McLaglen | |
| Walter Burke | ... | Morris | |
| Gene Evans | ... | Butcher | |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Elmer / Storekeeper | |
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James Garner plays a ladies' man who ends up on the run from a conquest. He has an embarrassing problem that requires a doctor, but that is not immediately disclosed. He and a town barsweep form a plot to impersonate a well-known gunfighter so that Garner can pay off his debts and skip town before the soon to come arrival of the real gunfighter. The cast is almost identical to Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and the humor is similar. Typical: "You hit him from behind!" Garner: "Just as hard as I could!" Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 May 1971 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Latigo: Yeah, that's short and friendly for Swifty Morgan. That's who they think you are. And they're willin' to PAY to back up that mistaken idea.
Jug: [Shocked] I'm supposed to pretend I'm Swifty Morgan?... Good Bye!
Latigo: They're willin' to pay!
Jug: How much?
Latigo: Thousand dollars. We'll split it fifty-fifty. That means FOUR HUNDRED for you.
Jug: [Ponders for a second] Seems fair. But I think that...
Latigo: No, no you don't. That's part of the deal. I do the thinkin'. You stand around and look tough.
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The train in the opening credits and closing scene is the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad sight-seeing train in Colorado. See more »Goofs
The first time that Latigo places a bet on the roulette table, the dealer calls for the saloon owner, who pours himself a glass of Cutty Sark whiskey before agreeing to cover the bet. The film takes place in frontier-era Colorado in the late 1800's. However, Cutty Sark whiskey wasn't introduced until 1923. See more »Quotes
Jug: He called me "Swifty."Latigo: Yeah, that's short and friendly for Swifty Morgan. That's who they think you are. And they're willin' to PAY to back up that mistaken idea.
Jug: [Shocked] I'm supposed to pretend I'm Swifty Morgan?... Good Bye!
Latigo: They're willin' to pay!
Jug: How much?
Latigo: Thousand dollars. We'll split it fifty-fifty. That means FOUR HUNDRED for you.
Jug: [Ponders for a second] Seems fair. But I think that...
Latigo: No, no you don't. That's part of the deal. I do the thinkin'. You stand around and look tough.
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Good wholesome family entertainment without any of today's obvious little references towards sex and bad language. James Garner always gives a fine performance with his flair for comedy. Be sure to also see "Support Your Local Sheriff". The kids will love it.