The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

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In this comic western, Flagg (Robert Mitchum) is a veteran marshal forced to retire by the pompous Mayor Wilker (Martin Balsam). McKay (George Kennedy) is a wily gunslinger. The two combine forces to stop a young band of outlaws from robbing the train when it pulls into the station. Flagg warns the… More In this comic western, Flagg (Robert Mitchum) is a veteran marshal forced to retire by the pompous Mayor Wilker (Martin Balsam). McKay (George Kennedy) is a wily gunslinger. The two combine forces to stop a young band of outlaws from robbing the train when it pulls into the station. Flagg warns the mayor of the upcoming attempt but is not taken seriously by the town politician. McKay and Flagg ride out to warn the train of the impending crime, which finds McKay facing members of his own gang in a traditional western showdown. David and John Carradine appear in this feature along with Tina Louise and Lois Nettleton. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Burt Kennedy
Written By: Ronald M. Cohen, Dennis Shryack
Genres: Western, Classics

In Theaters: Nov 3, 1969 Wide
On DVD: Jan 23, 2007

Critic Reviews

Paul Brenner, Filmcritic.com
a meaningless and harmless bit of flatulence that caused barely a ripple of interest in 1969
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
OK Burt Kennedy oater featuring Mitchum and Kennedy in leads.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
It's clear that everybody involved with the production had a great time making it, but that simply doesn't disguise the film's inherently superfluous nature.

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Marshall Flagg is one of the last great marshalls around untill he is forced to retire by the town mayor that is until he hears his old enemy is in town a outlaw named McKaye lookin to rob the next incoming train once he captures McKaye he comes to see he isnt the big shot outlaw he… More
Marshall Flagg is one of the last great marshalls around untill he is forced to retire by the town mayor that is until he hears his old enemy is in town a outlaw named McKaye lookin to rob the next incoming train once he captures McKaye he comes to see he isnt the big shot outlaw he once was and now there is a new generation of gunslingers that must be stopped and its gonna take McKayes help to do it. Very well done western funny at times will keep any fans of westerns interested until the very end. Stars Robert Mitchum George Kennedy and David Carradine as the young outlaw