The Sheepman

May 1, 1958

1h 25m

★ 6.9

They called him the STRANGER WITH A GUN...

Overview

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.

Genres

Western

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Sheepman Trailers

Cast

Jason Sweet

Glenn Ford

Dell Payton

Shirley MacLaine

Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe

Leslie Nielsen

"Jumbo" McCall

Mickey Shaughnessy

Milt Masters

Edgar Buchanan

Frank Payton

Willis Bouchey

Chocktaw Neal

Pernell Roberts

Marshal

Slim Pickens

Red

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Angelo

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Curly (uncredited)

Wes Hudman

Station Master (uncredited)

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