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Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971 · 91 min

A breezy, good-natured comic western full of likable rogues, slapstick explosions, and gentle small-town scheming that never takes itself seriously.

Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam
Tagline
The story of a man who took the law into his own finger!
Overview
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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Stream in the UK
  • MGM Plus Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • greed
  • love
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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comedy, western
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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