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In Support Your Local Gunfighter, he's cast in a similar role to Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou (1965), playing a drunken bumbler with a secret. Originally an accountant, Elam traded his financial services for a small role in his first film, 1949's Trailin' West .
Watch Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) free starring James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam and directed by Burt Kennedy.
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).
Released May 26th, 1971, 'Support Your Local Gunfighter' stars James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam, Harry Morgan The G movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a user score of ...
Recruiting the shifty Jug May (Jack Elam) to pose as a notorious gunfighter, Smith sets his scheme in motion, while also taking time to romance the lovely Patience Barton (Suzanne Pleshette). However, after his ruse is uncovered, Smith incurs the wrath of the real hired gun, among others, leading to a big shoot-out. Comedy 1971 1 hr 32 min. 62%.
Support Your Local Gunfighter is charming. It's interesting how this isn't a sequel to Support Your Local Sheriff, even though it features many of the same actors. It's completely silly, especially the ending, and it's totally predictable, but there's something endearing about this story about a con man in the old west. Rest in peace, James Garner.
Bud Barton : You couldn't hit a bull in the ass with a banjo! Taylor Barton : [Kewpie dolls hit the street in front of the Bartons] What in heaven's name are these? Bud Barton : That's a Kewpie doll. I won one of them once at the State Fair, time I went to Denver all by myself. Patience : And got rolled by some floozy!
