Support Your Local Gunfighter

"The story of a man who took the law into his own finger!"

May 14 1971 G 1h 31m
Comedy, Romance, Western

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.

Plot

James Garner plays a ladies' man who ends up on the run from a conquest. He has an embarrassing problem that requires a doctor, but that is not immediately disclosed. He and a town barsweep form a plot to impersonate a well-known gunfighter so that Garner can pay off his debts and skip town before the soon to come arrival of the real gunfighter. The cast is almost identical to Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and the humor is similar. Typical: "You hit him from behind!" Garner: "Just as hard as I could!"

Written by

James Edward Grant

Directed by

Burt Kennedy

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
7,050
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA