

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.
Acting
Garner's eyebrow work deserves its own Oscar category.
Writing
Kennedy's script trusts the audience to get the joke without explaining it.
Costume
Pleshette's wardrobe walks the line between saloon and business casual.

Director
Burt Kennedy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This reunited Garner with his Support Your Local Sheriff! director and several cast members, though it's not a sequel.
Released during the dying days of the Western genre, it helped pivot the cowboy film toward comedy just before Blazing Saddles made it obsolete.
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