The Sheepman (1958)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

William Bowers (screenplay) and
James Edward Grant (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 May 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

They called him the STRANGER WITH A GUN...

Plot:

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with...

Plot Keywords:

Sheep | Sheepman | Duel | One Against Others

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Glenn Ford	...	Jason Sweet
Shirley MacLaine	...	Dell Payton
Leslie Nielsen	...	Col. Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
Mickey Shaughnessy	...	Jumbo McCall
Edgar Buchanan	...	Milt Masters
Willis Bouchey	...	Frank Payton
Pernell Roberts	...	Chocktaw Neal
Slim Pickens	...	Marshal
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	...	Red (as Buzz Henry)
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez	...	Angelo

Also Known As:

Stranger with a Gun (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Perspecta Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #18830) | West Germany:12 (nf) | Norway:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | Canada:G (Ontario)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: After being run out of town on the train the night of the party, the next day when Jason had the train back into town, a con trail is clearly visible above the locomotive cab.

Quotes:

Angelo: How come you get into the sheep business, boss?
Jason Sweet: Well, I'll tell ya, Angelo. You see, it's this way. I just got tired of kicking cows around. You know how dumb they are.
Angelo: And you think sheep are smarter?
Jason Sweet: Oh, no, no. They're dumber. Only their easier kicking...and woollier.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV)

Thoroughly enjoyable western with romance asides...

Terrific M-G-M oater with both a comedic and a romantic slant has Glenn Ford playing the new sheep farmer in a cattle community; he deliberately stirs up trouble for himself with the locals, particularly villainous old acquaintance Leslie Nielsen, when reminding them that the grazing land is his to use as well--and if they wanna run him out of town, he'll fight them to the bitter finish. Shirley MacLaine is at the peak of her charms as a sarcastic gal who initially plays both sides of the fence. Very entertaining western with colorful production makes no overtures to deep meanings or powerful statements. On the frivolous side though it may be, it is one of the most satisfying westerns of the 1950s. Screenwriters William Bowers and James Edward Grant (Oscar-nominated) have fashioned a surefire character for Glenn Ford, who is irresistible. Good show! *** from ****