Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

64% of critics liked it
(11 reviews)
64% of users liked it
(4,410 ratings)

This Western action/comedy is told in the same tongue-in-cheek manner as its predecessor, Support Your Local Sheriff. Goldie (Marie Windsor), a madam, is a formidable woman, and Latigo Smith (James Garner) knows perfectly well that his disreputable ways will be trimmed considerably should she… More This Western action/comedy is told in the same tongue-in-cheek manner as its predecessor, Support Your Local Sheriff. Goldie (Marie Windsor), a madam, is a formidable woman, and Latigo Smith (James Garner) knows perfectly well that his disreputable ways will be trimmed considerably should she succeed in marrying him. Instead, he escapes from her and winds up in the town of Purgatory. The town's inhabitants have been expecting the arrival of Swifty Morgan (Chuck Connors), the famous gunfighter. All things being equal, Latigo is happy to be mistaken for Morgan's sidekick, while Jug May (Jack Elam) impersonates Morgan himself. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: G, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Burt Kennedy
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1971 Wide
On DVD: Mar 20, 2001

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This genial Western comedy is a disappointing successor, not a sequel, to Support Your Local Sheriff.
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Still makes me laugh. It's Garner's Maverick transplanted.

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Tim S

Caught this on TMC the other night, and was really loved it. A very funny western spoof with a lot of heart.

Cast

            James Garner as Latigo Smith

            Suzanne Pleshette as Patience Barton

            Jack Elam as Jug May

            Joan Blondell as Jenny

            Harry Morgan as Taylor Barton

            John Dehner as Col. Ames

            Marie Windsor as Goldie

            Willis B. Bouchey as McLaglen

            Walter Burke as Morris

            Virginia Capers as Maid

            Chuck Connors as Swifty Morgan

            Ben Cooper as Colorado

            Ellen Corby as Abigail

            Dick Curtis as Bud Barton

            Gene Evans as Butcher

            Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Perkins

            Roy E. Glenn Sr. as Headwaiter

            Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Ortiz

            Henry Jones as Ez

            Grady Sutton as Storekeeper

            Dub Taylor as Doc Schultz

            Herb Vigran as Fat

            John Wheeler as Croupier

            Terry Wilson as Thug

            Mike Wagner as Bartender
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