The Sheepman
They called him the STRANGER WITH A GUN...
WesternComedyshepherdsheepgunslingerfistfightdeceptionrivalrygunfighttough guyoutsiderduplicitycattlemanboy meets girl
A lighthearted Western comedy about an outsider challenging cattle-town conventions with sheep, built on playful conflict and genre subversion rather than genuine menace.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Glenn Ford
Jason Sweet
Shirley MacLaine
Dell Payton
Leslie Nielsen
Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
Mickey Shaughnessy
"Jumbo" McCall
Edgar Buchanan
Milt Masters
Willis Bouchey
Frank Payton
Pernell Roberts
Chocktaw Neal
Slim Pickens
Marshal
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Red
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Angelo
Wes Hudman
Curly (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Station Master (uncredited)
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