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The Sheepman

George Marshall (Director), Glenn Ford (Actor), Shirley MacLaine (Actor) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars 479
IMDb6.8/10.0
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Genre Westerns
Format NTSC
Contributor Glenn Ford, Leslie Nielsen, Shirley MacLaine, George Marshall, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 26 minutes
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If there's one word in Powder Valley's cattle country that makes the locals' jaws clench and trigger-fingers twitch, here it is: sheep. But easygoing Jason Sweet won a trainload of sheep in a poker game and he aims to graze them. And rolling, green Powder Valley looks like the perfect place. In the year he was named the top male box-office draw, Glenn Ford strapped on his sidearm and his sense of humor to portray Jason. George Marshall, who showed how the West was fun in Destry Rides Again, directs Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen (as the villain) and more familiar talents in a tale that combines genre sendups with showdown heroics. The Sheepman: Smile when you say that, pardner!

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 883316213377
  • Director ‏ : ‎ George Marshall
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 26 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003552QXG
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 479

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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P. Kessler
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s action and comedy, real good show.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
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I like Glenn Ford this movie it’s funny, serious, a comedy with great actors and actresses in it.
I’m glad I bought it so I can watch it whenever I want too.
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Professor Emeritus P. Bagnolo
5.0 out of 5 stars Glenn Ford Sparkles
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2010
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The Sheepman
I recall seeing the original eons ago at a theater. Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Pernell Roberts, Slim Pickens, what more could one ask of a cast for a western? Up until Warner Brother's decided to publish its long list of winning films, The Sheepman was only available in a European Format which if it worked at all on a USA DVD player would not be of the best quality

Powder Valley is a cattle town, with a capital C. In rides Jason Sweet (Ford) on the train, with an attitude and a load of sheep quickly to follow. However, his decision to run a herd of sheep in cattle country IS a bit more than just an attitude in a town like Powder Valley. Just to make sure his point is clear enough, Sweet goes far out of his way to provoke everyone in town, including a young and foxy Dale (Shirley MacLaine at the height of her beauty). The cattle crowd led by Colonel Stephen Bedford and Dale's father, both large cattle holders which are not very happy about Sweet's idea of driving sheep into the valley.

Sweet pushes every button he can to let everyone know he has not come to town to win a popularity contest, (noted by Buchanan's character). All of Sweet's moves are accomplished with a sharp supply of acidic, sarcastic, humor, including his picking a fight with Shaughnessy's character. He then displays an incredible quick draw and shoot trick with sardonically humorous aplomb letting all and sundry know of his deadly intentions.

Mickey Shaughnessy, is perfect with his usual bumbling, not so-bright characterization of a tough guy, who is a bit slow on the uptake. Leslie Nielsen as the Colonel, shows his often dark side, created long before his buffoonish character's in later life. Conversely Buchanan, sheds his sometimes devious criminal side with humor and loyalty. Pickens is the sheriff who goes off fishing at the slightest hint of legal trouble and the whole cast is excellent.

Turns out the Colonel, who Sweet knows as Johnny, is an old acquaintance. Johnny/The Colonel, has Sweet hijacked to a meeting and it becomes apparent that Sweet is on some sort of vengeance crusade against the Colonel, or one of his associates. There are a few other twists and turns, among which that Sweet and Dale have eyes for each other despite her engagement to the Colonel, so Sweet tells her that he is after the man who, seven years before, killed Sweet's fiancee'. The Colonel, it is soon discovered, has been indulging in secret land grabbing of the open ranges, which leads to Dale breaking off her engagement and siding in with Sweet and her father to pull away from support of the Colonel.

Overall, it is one of Ford's best comedic westerns, wise cracking and slugging and shooting his way along to the climax, a series of gunfights, one in which he is up against impossible odds facing the man who killed his fiancee'. I will say no more either about the plot nor the ending, because I do not want to spoil the final resolutions for you.

The DVD was fine and crisp, clear and without hitches. I only found one problem with the film, and that was the price of $26.95 or $24.95 at Amazon. One can buy an album of similar films for the same price or a bit more. I bought my copy for $18.99 through an Amazon Associate. Warner and some others in this era of depression/inflation are pushing the DVD price envelope. There are few movies I would pay more than $7.50 for and this was one of them.

As for content, for its genre' I give it 5 stars.
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Terrie Sizemore
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
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My father loved this movie and I bought it so we could watch it any time we wanted and now I can watch it and remember my beloved father
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Irma Bombook
4.0 out of 5 stars Shearing the Sheepman
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2011
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If you get sentimental about Glenn Ford movies, you'll like this one. It is refreshingly funny - he isn't always, but Shirley MacLaine's comic shtick and overt avoidance of Ford's womanizing Jason Sweet gives the story a rom-com twist. Sheepmen, as history bears out, were anathema to cowboys and cattle owners. Needless to say, once Sweet rides his unflappable self into town, his trouble with locals begins. Leslie Nielson plays Ford's double-dealing nemesis, and affords one with a rare look at his earlier, more serious self. Nobody is serious for too long, however, as the likes of Slim Pickens and other Western character actors do their part to make the film amusing. There is an ironic twist at the end when Sweet is all done with his bovine conflicts.

On the negative side, it has low-budget and obvious background scenes, especially noticeable when Ford and MacLaine are riding together. This wasn't unusual for the time period, but may be particularly disagreeable to younger viewers. The humor doesn't quite rise to the level of Cat Ballou, but you can see where Westerns started to trend in this '58 film.
In short, The Sheepman is better than OK, but not fantastic.
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Tom Linehan
5.0 out of 5 stars Under-Rated At The Time
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2020
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The Imdb rating on this film is 6.9 which made no sense to me at all. The plot is inventive, the acting excellent, plenty of drama, it does not drag, good scenery, well-staged town scenes. What more can one ask in a western? Glenn Ford does droll understatement as few actors have been able to, and its rarity in a western qualifies as another attribute. You will enjoy it.
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Buddy Wheat
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022
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Glen Ford is one of my favorite actors. I particularly like him in Sheepman
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CS
3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat comical Western
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
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It's an okay movie but I like other Westerns with Glenn Ford better.
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D. R. Schryer
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding western with humor
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2011
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Although he never received an academy award -- or even a nomination -- Glenn Ford was was of the most consistently outstanding actors of the Golden Age of movies. Somehow he excelled at everything from action and adventure movies to romance and comedy, and he was one of the very best western stars. His versatility made him just right for this unusual western which combines romance and comedy with action and adventure. This is one of my half dozen favorite westerns -- ahead of many which are far more famous. Highly recommended.
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pat Bowdren
5.0 out of 5 stars Good picture and sound quality.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2020
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Great picture quality always liked the movie, but any time I watched it on TV, it always looked dated
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BobbyT
5.0 out of 5 stars Ford at his best.
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2016
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I love Glenn Ford and this is may be his best. A young Leslie Neilson and Shirley McLaine are great additions. The Colorado scenery is magnificent but it is all the lovely fall colours and they have a 4th of July party in the film.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars review sheepman
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2017
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another good glen ford western
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Cherry blair
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2013
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My Husband always and forever wanted me to look out for this movie then finally searched it on Amazon and found it he watched it twice already and saving it so when friends come over we all will watch it again he loved it
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anthony drew
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2017
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all ok
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