Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969): Cast, Ratings & Plot
Support Your Local Sheriff! is a 1969 comedy western directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Bruce Dern, Walter Brennan and Harry Morgan. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes. Critics gave it 56 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Burt Kennedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- United Artists
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Support Your Local Sheriff! About?
The premise of Support Your Local Sheriff! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A quiet Colorado town is thrown into turmoil when the discovery of a treasure-filled grave triggers a frantic gold rush. With outlaws and fortune-seekers swarming the area, a relaxed gunslinger is unexpectedly appointed as sheriff. He must then work alongside an eccentric local to restore peace and control the escalating chaos, facing a colorful cast of characters and comical situations.
Support Your Local Sheriff! Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- mud wrestling
- reference to arizona
- accident prone woman
- reference to australia
- spoof comedy
- western town
- shooting
- male female relationship
- gun
- horse
- horseback riding
- dark comedy
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- first part
- man
- punched in the face
- threatened with a gun
- jail cell
- fire hose
- gold discovery
- stick of dynamite
- dynamite stick
- saloon
- sheriff's office
- united states of america
- montage during opening credits
- tripping a horse
- winchester rifle
- mass brawl
- falling face first into food
- covered in mud
- town council meeting
- wild west town
- shot from a cannon
- horse and buggy
- target practice
- fistfight
- cigar smoking
- arrest
- dynamite fishing
- wild west
- burial
- shot to death
- new sheriff
- job advertisement
- fight in mud
- 19th century
- man carrying a woman in his arms
- street fight
- quick draw duel
- six shooter
Support Your Local Sheriff! Cast
Bruce Dern leads the cast, with Walter Brennan and Harry Morgan. Directed by Burt Kennedy; 10 actors are credited in all.
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Director Burt Kennedy
Also Starring in Support Your Local Sheriff!
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Support Your Local Sheriff! Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Support Your Local Sheriff! 56 on Metacritic.
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Metacritic 56 Metascore
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TMDB 69% User score
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Support Your Local Sheriff! Plot Summary
What happens in Support Your Local Sheriff! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The quaint Old West town of Calendar, nestled in the Colorado Territory, emerges almost instantaneously when the clumsy yet spirited Prudy Perkins stumbles upon gold while attending a funeral. Her father, the well-meaning but inept farmer Olly, is quickly appointed as the first mayor of this burgeoning settlement. As they rejoice in their newfound fortune, they soon find themselves under the oppressive thumb of the corrupt Danby family, who demand hefty tolls to traverse the only road into or out of Calendar.
Full summary
The whole story of Support Your Local Sheriff!, scene by scene
Support Your Local Sheriff! Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Support Your Local Sheriff!.
How Well Do You Know Support Your Local Sheriff!?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What unexpected discovery does Prudy Perkins make during a funeral?
Support Your Local Sheriff! Also Known As
22 alternative titles, including “Ne tirez pas sur le shérif !” and “Auch ein Sheriff braucht mal Hilfe”.
- Also known as
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- Ne tirez pas sur le shérif !
- Auch ein Sheriff braucht mal Hilfe
- También un Sheriff necesita ayuda
- Il dito più veloce del West
- Podporujte svého šerifa!
- Uma Cidade Contra o Xerife
- כולנו איתך השריף
- Col·laboreu amb el vostre xèrif
- Поддержите своего шерифа!
- Hızlı Şerif
- Подкрепете местния шериф
- Támogasd a seriffed!
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- 侠盗双雄
- Popierajcie Swego Szeryfa
- از کلانتر محلی خود پشتیبانی کنید
- ¡Ayude a su comisario!
- Sheriffen tør hvor andre tøver
- 보안관, მხარი დაუჭირეთ ადგილობრივ შერიფს
- Nu trageți în șerif!
- Akta're för sheriffen
- Varokaa sheriffiä
- 夕陽に立つ保安官
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Support Your Local Sheriff! FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, ratings and post-credit scenes of Support Your Local Sheriff!, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Support Your Local Sheriff!?
Support Your Local Sheriff! runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was Support Your Local Sheriff! released?
Support Your Local Sheriff! was released on March 26, 1969.
Who directed Support Your Local Sheriff!?
Support Your Local Sheriff! was directed by Burt Kennedy.
More films by Burt Kennedy Who is in the cast of Support Your Local Sheriff!?
Support Your Local Sheriff! stars Bruce Dern, Walter Brennan and Harry Morgan, among 10 credited actors.
How is Support Your Local Sheriff! rated?
Support Your Local Sheriff! has 56 on Metacritic and 69% on TMDB.
Does Support Your Local Sheriff! have a post-credit scene?
No. Support Your Local Sheriff! has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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