The Sheepman

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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

DVD FEATURES:

• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 1958 (James Edward Grant, William Bowers)

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts

•     Nominated Best Film - Any Source - 1958 (George Marshall)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Glenn Ford - Jason Sweet
       Shirley MacLaine - Dell Payton
       Leslie Nielsen - Col. Bedford
       Mickey Shaughnessy - Jumbo McCall
       Edgar Buchanan - Milt Masters
       Willis B. Bouchey - Mr. Payton
       Pernell Roberts - Choctaw
       Slim Pickens - Marshal
       Buzz Henry - RED
       Pedro Gonzalez - Gonzalez - Angelo
       Roscoe Ates - Person
       Harry Woods - Person
       Harry Harvey - Person
       Tom Greenway - Person

• Director:

  George Marshall

• Producer:

  Edmund Grainger

• Screenwriter:

  William Bowers, James Edward Grant, William Roberts

• Cinematographer:

  Robert J. Bronner

• Composer (Music Score):

  Jeff Alexander

• Editor:

  Ralph Winters

• Art Director:

  Malcolm Brown, William Horning

• Set Designer:

  Henry W. Grace, Hugh Hunt

• Costume Designer:

  Walter Plunkett

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Wesley C. Miller

• Makeup:

  William J. Tuttle

• Special Effects:

  Robert R. Hoag

• First Assistant Director:

  Al Jennings