The Sheepman
They called him the STRANGER WITH A GUN...
NR 1958 · 85 min · ★ 6.9 · Western , Comedy
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.
Directed by George Marshall · Written by 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 Red -
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Angelo - W Wes Hudman Curly (uncredited)
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Percy Helton Station Master (uncredited)
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