Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.
William Smith
- Lank
- (as Bill Smith)
James Mathers
- Matt Boley
- (as Jimmy Mathers)
Jack Coffer
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
Tony Epper
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
Roy Jensen
- Saloon Brawler
- (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
- Saloon Brawler
- (uncredited)
Ann Palmer
- Lady of the Night
- (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
- Saloon Brawler
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe inscriptions on the wedding rings are from the poem, "An English Padlock," by Matthew Prior (1664-1721).
- GoofsBoom mic shadow visible on Jace's hat when he and his gang ride up to Will Lane and Lee Carey at Carey's place the morning after the fight in the saloon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM Is on the Move! (1964)
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comedy western
Retired lawman Will Lane (Buddy Ebsen) promised his dead friend to look after his irresponsible son Lee Carey (Keir Dullea). He is given the deed until he deems Lee responsible enough to take over... if ever. He has an idea from the mail order catalog. Annie Boley (Lois Nettleton) is a widow with a young son. Jace (Warren Oates) is a crooked ranch hand.
This is a situational comedy western. Times change. I don't find much of this that funny. Mostly, I don't like Lee for a comedy. He has too much anger and Keir has a coldness about him. Luckily, I don't need him for laughs in 2001. He probably would be fine if this wasn't a comedy. On the other hand, Buddy Ebsen has proven his comedy creds.
This is a situational comedy western. Times change. I don't find much of this that funny. Mostly, I don't like Lee for a comedy. He has too much anger and Keir has a coldness about him. Luckily, I don't need him for laughs in 2001. He probably would be fine if this wasn't a comedy. On the other hand, Buddy Ebsen has proven his comedy creds.
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- Oct 18, 2023
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- Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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