SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF!
DIRECTED BY BURT KENNEDY
PRODUCED BY WILLLIAM BOWERS/ BILL FINNEGAN
CHEROKEE PRODUCTIONS/THREE PICTURES
UNITED ARTISTS
Information from IMDb
Plot Summary
McCullough is "passing through on my way to Australia" when he takes a job in a gold rush town.
After a startling display of marksmanship he immediately arrests the youngest son
of the evil landowner (Danby). A battle of hired guns begins as McCullough
continues to tame the town and defeat the gunslingers with a combination of skill and wit.
Written by John Vogel
Full Cast
James Garner ... Jason McCullough
Joan Hackett ... Prudy Perkins
Walter Brennan ... Pa Danby
Harry Morgan ... Olly Perkins
Jack Elam ... Jake
Henry Jones ... Henry Jackson
Bruce Dern ... Joe Danby
Willis Bouchey ... Thomas Devery
Gene Evans ... Tom Danby
Walter Burke ... Fred Johnson
Dick Peabody ... Luke Danby
Chubby Johnson ... Brady
Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Danvers
Dick Haynes ... Bartender
Richard Alden ... (uncredited)
Robert Anderson ... Man at Kate's Eatery (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ... Accordionist at Funeral (uncredited)
Bill Catching ... Brawler at Emma's (uncredited)
Roydon Clark ... Brawler at Emma's (uncredited)
Gene Coogan ... Gunman in Saloon (uncredited)
John Daheim ... Brawler at Emma's (uncredited)
Duke Fishman ... Townsman (uncredited)
Richard Hoyt ... Gunfighter Hired by Danby (uncredited)
Marilyn Jones ... Bordello Girl at Madame Orr's House (uncredited)
Jack Lilley ... Danby Family Member (uncredited)
John Milford ... Gunman McCullough throws rocks at (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan ... Street Brawler (uncredited)
Tom Reese ... Gunfighter Shot in Jailhouse by McCullough (uncredited)
Robert Robinson ... Townsman (uncredited)
Gayle Rogers ... Bargirl (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher ... Danby Family Member (uncredited)
Paul Sorensen ... Man Installing Jail Cell Bars (uncredited)
William Tannen ... Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Jack Tornek ... Brawl Spectator (uncredited)
Writing Credits
William Bowers (written by)
Original Music
Jeff Alexander
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Jr.
Trivia
Though not a sequel or related to the original story line, this movie was followed
by Support Your Local Gunfighter with most of the cast intact playing similar characters.
The film's title is a parody of a bumper sticker popular around the time it was made,
"Support Your Local Police" part of the "law-and-order" movement led
by such politicians as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George Wallace.
Walter Brennan's part is a spoof of his part in My Darling Clementine,
in which he is head of the Clanton clan.
Goofs
Anachronisms
In the closing scene of the movie, just before credits, Jack Elam crosses from the middle
of the street over to the hitch rack in front of the sheriff's office.
There is a gap between the sheriff's office and the building to the left of it.
Through the gap there is a fence in the background behind the building sets
for the movie and just before Elam passes in front of the gap
you can see the top of a bus passing by on the street behind the fence.
Continuity
During the final gun battle, the intact portions of the glass windows
that the Prudy has broken change from shot to shot.
During the fight at the beginning of the movie (in the mud),
those fighting switch between being covered in mud and nearly mud-free.
After his first encounter with the sheriff, Pa Danby goes into the bar
and orders whiskey. In each subsequent shot the level in the glass changes.
Jake (Jack Elams) back pack changes. He is seen with what appears to be a frying pan
on the back of the pack with Jake carrying his shovel in his hand.
He flips some dynamite into a stream, and in the next scene is seen wading
into the stream to get the fish that popped to the surface.
His pack back now has the shovel tied to the back and no frying pan.
As they ride into town for the big showdown, We see the Danby clan from the rear.
The angle changes to a front view and some of the riders have changed position.
Specifically, the Danby sons are now on either side of Danby, who is still in his same position.
Before the final shootout, about a dozen Danbys are shown riding into town and dismounting.
There is a cut to two men walking towards the sheriff's office but when the camera cuts back
all the horses have now disappeared.
Revealing mistakes
During the fight at Emma's, a man gets a plateful of food mashed into his face.
The "metal" plate folds like a paper plate.
Continuity
As the final gunfight begins, thirteen men ride into town to rescue Joe Danby.
During the fight two are shot down in the street.
At the end, where Joe is strapped to the cannon, thirteen men are still standing,
and you can see the bodies of the two men shot by Prudy in the background.
Filming Location
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA