Movie Cosmos - The Sheepman

Description:

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to run him out at all costs.

Top Cast >

Glenn Ford

As Jason Sweet

Shirley MacLaine

As Dell Payton

Leslie Nielsen

As Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe

Mickey Shaughnessy

As "Jumbo" McCall

Edgar Buchanan

As Milt Masters

Willis Bouchey

As Frank Payton

Pernell Roberts

As Chocktaw Neal

Slim Pickens

As Marshal

Robert "Buzz" Henry

As Red

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

As Angelo

Wes Hudman

As Curly (uncredited)

Percy Helton

As Station Master (uncredited)

Roscoe Ates

As Town Loafer (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

As Town Loafer (uncredited)

William Newell

As Bartender (uncredited)

Forrest Lewis

As Mr. Baker (uncredited)

Lee Tung Foo

As Willie (uncredited)

Burt Mustin

As Man on Stairs (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

As Elmer (uncredited)

Tom London

As Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

As Grocer (uncredited)

Brandy Bryan

As Miss Rafferty (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

As Rancher (uncredited)

Harry Woods

As Rancher (uncredited)

Dan White

As Rancher (uncredited)

Irene Barton

As Madame Fifi (uncredited)

Walter Soo Hoo

As Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

As Barney (uncredited)

George Boyce

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Jerry Schumacher

As Bartender (uncredited)

Russell Custer

As Townsman (uncredited)

Roy Damron

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Mills

As Townsman (uncredited)

Dick Rich

As Loudmouth Man at Bar (uncredited)

Top Crew >

George Marshall

Director

Robert J. Bronner

Director of Photography

William A. Horning

Art Direction

Hugh Hunt

Set Decoration

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Edmund Grainger

Producer

Ralph E. Winters

Editor

Wesley C. Miller

Recording Supervision, Sound Recordist

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

Al Jennings

Assistant Director

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Malcolm Brown

Art Direction

Robert R. Hoag

Special Effects

Jeff Alexander

Original Music Composer

Charles K. Hagedon

Other

William Roberts

Adaptation

William Bowers

Screenplay

James Edward Grant

Screenplay, Story

Martha Crawford

Stunt Double

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Stunts

Reviews:

John Chard (8/10)

Nothing sheepish about this Beef and Lamb Hot Pot.

The Sheepman is directed by George Marshall and written by William Bowers, James Edward Grant and William Roberts. It stars Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Willis Bouchey, Pernell Roberts, and Slim Pickens. Music is by Jeff Alexander and cinematography by Robert J. Bronner.

Utterly delightful semi-comic Oater, The Sheepman pitches Ford as sheep farmer Jason Sweet, who arrives in Powder Valley - a place ruled by cattle ranchers only - and upturns the applecart by announcing he intends to let his sheep graze on the lands there. Trouble, motives and back stories will out!

With the exception of some poor rear projection work, this is a pic that's constructed with style and humour. The opening is a doozy as Sweet quickly puts down a marker in the town, with a glint in his eye and a punch of some force. It's an irresistible characterisation by Ford, deftly blending humour with machismo, setting up the rest of the film by firmly pulling us viewers onto his side. Supporting cast are bang on the money, doing justice to well written characters (the screenplay was Oscar nominated), with the writing also having some nous via twists and a commitment to never let the story be boring or twee.

An absolute must see film for fans of the irrepressible Glenn Ford. 8/10

2016-01-03