The Sheepman

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The Sheepman (1958)

NR 05/07/1958 (US) Western, Comedy 1h 25m

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They called him the STRANGER WITH A GUN...

Overview

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to run him out at all costs.

James Edward Grant

Screenplay, Story
George Marshall

Director
William Bowers

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Glenn Ford

Jason Sweet
Shirley MacLaine

Dell Payton
Leslie Nielsen

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

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A review by John Chard

80%

Written by John Chard on January 3, 2016

Nothing sheepish about this Beef and Lamb Hot Pot.

The Sheepman is directed by George Marshall and written by William Bowers, James Edward Grant and William Roberts. It stars Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Willis Bouchey, Pernell Roberts, and Slim Pickens. Music is by Jeff Alexander and cinematography by Robert J. Bronner.

Utterly delightful semi-comic Oater, The Sheepman pitches Ford as sheep farmer Jason Sweet, who arrives in Powder Valley - a place ruled by cattle ranchers only - and upturns the applecart by announcing he intends to le... read the rest.

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