The Sheepman (1958)
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The Sheepman was touted as a comedy by some of MGM's publicity people. It really isn't, but this western does have its lighthearted moments. Glenn Ford stars as a hard-bitten sheep farmer, running up against the opposition of cattle ranchers. Shirley MacLaine is a no-nonsense frontier girl who becomes the bone of contention between Ford and cattle baron Leslie Nielsen. Ford is able to get a leg-up in the community by humiliating Nielsen's top gun (Mickey Shaughnessy) in public. The range war comes to an end when Ford and Nielsen go one-to-one. Because The Sheepman didn't do well in its initial engagements, MGM reissued the picture under the more aggressive title The Stranger With a Gun. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Marshall
Synopsis of The Sheepman
The Sheepman was touted as a comedy by some of MGM's publicity people. It really isn't, but this western does have its lighthearted moments. Glenn Ford stars as a hard-bitten sheep farmer, running up against the opposition of cattle ranchers. Shirley MacLaine is a no-nonsense frontier girl who becomes the bone of contention between Ford and cattle baron Leslie Nielsen. Ford is able to get a leg-up in the community by humiliating Nielsen's top gun (Mickey Shaughnessy) in public. The range war comes to an end when Ford and Nielsen go one-to-one. Because The Sheepman didn't do well in its initial engagements, MGM reissued the picture under the more aggressive title The Stranger With a Gun. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Sheepman
- Glenn Ford - Jason Sweet
- Leslie Nielsen - Col. Bedford
- Edgar Buchanan - Milt Masters
- Pernell Roberts - Choctaw
- Buzz Henry - RED
- Harry Harvey - Person
- Tom Greenway - Person
- Shirley MacLaine - Dell Payton
- Mickey Shaughnessy - Jumbo McCall
- Willis B. Bouchey - Mr. Payton
- Slim Pickens - Marshal
- Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez - Angelo
- Harry Woods - Person
- Roscoe Ates - Person
- Director(s):
- George Marshall
- Writer(s):
- William Roberts, William Bowers, James Edward Grant
- Producer(s):
- Edmund Grainger
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