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
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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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Colorado: Now look, Mr. Barton, I can't help it...
Taylor Barton: Don't take offense, lad. But after all, you've never killed anybody outside of this county. You're just local stuff.
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James Garner's line, "Patience, there are some things a man just can't ride around... but then again, maybe he can," is a parody by screenwriter Burt Kennedy of a line he wrote, more seriously, for two Burt Boetticher westerns starring Randolph Scott, The Tall T (1957) and Ride Lonesome (1959): "There are some things a man can't ride around." See more »Goofs
When the locomotive that brings the "real" Swifty Morgan to town is first shown, it has "577" on the front and a red cattle guard. Later, when the train pulls into the depot, the engine now has "119" on the front and a black cattle guard. It's a completely different locomotive. See more »Quotes
Taylor Barton: If I'd know you were going to send this pipsqueak against a man like Swifty Morgan...Colorado: Now look, Mr. Barton, I can't help it...
Taylor Barton: Don't take offense, lad. But after all, you've never killed anybody outside of this county. You're just local stuff.
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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.