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May 14, 1971 · James Garner plays a con artist who pretends to be a legendary gunfighter in a mining town. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about this 1971 film.
- (6.3K)
- Comedy, Romance, Western
- Burt Kennedy
- 1971-05-14
Support Your Local Gunfighter is a 1971 American comic Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring James Garner and Suzanne Pleshette. The screenplay was originally written by James Edward Grant, who died in 1966; Kennedy rewrote it but let Grant keep sole credit.
A comedy western starring James Garner as a retired gunfighter who gets involved in a bank robbery. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and other crew members who worked on this film.
In this follow-up film to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF!, James Garner portrays a con artist who runs off with bride-to-be Marie Windsor to the small Western town of Purgatory where the good...
- 92 min
- 5.6M
- YouTube Movies
A con artist pretends to be a famous gunfighter to escape a rich fiancée and a mining town feud. He finds the gold treasure, marries a woman, and becomes a movie star in this comedy western.
When traveling con man Latigo Smith (James Garner) drifts into a small Western town, he decides to take advantage of a local rivalry between gold-mining factions.
- (13)
- Western, Comedy
- G
Support Your Local Gunfighter - (Original Trailer) When a con man (James Garner) sneaks off a train, he's mistaken for a gunman in Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971).