Support Your Local Sheriff!
Bad men... Bad ladies... Bad horses...
1969 • 92 min • Comedy · Western
Synopsis
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 70 Audience · 207 · 49%
A quick-witted drifter takes on the job of sheriff in a rowdy mining town, intending to leave when things get difficult. He quickly finds himself entangled with a powerful family, using his cleverness rather than guns to restore order.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Mild western saloon brawls
- Some drinking and smoking
What it models well
- Clever problem-solving
- Standing up for what's right
- Community protection
Talk about it after
- Non-violent conflict resolution
- Challenging assumptions about heroism
- The value of a good sense of humor
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Top billed cast
Director: Burt Kennedy • Crew: William Bowers
Trailers & clips
Support Your Local Sheriff -Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers"He stuck his finger in Your what?" A very smart, funny take-off on Rio Bravo. James Garner is at his best as a guy just heading for Australia who stumbles into a town filled with some of the most eccentric people ever to live in the Wild West. Whereas your typical lawman uses his guns to settle disputes, Jake McCullough uses his wits. No bars in the jail?…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.0/10 (207)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0065051
