The Sheepman

The Sheepman

85 mins | Comedy, Western | May 1, 1958

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to run him out at all costs.

The Sheepman

85 mins | Comedy, Western | May 1, 1958

The Sheepman
A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to run him out at all costs.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Sheepman
Directors Al Jennings, George Marshall
Writers William Bowers, James Edward Grant, William Roberts

Cast

Glenn Ford

as Jason Sweet

Shirley MacLaine

as Dell Payton

Leslie Nielsen

as Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe

Mickey Shaughnessy

as "Jumbo" McCall

Edgar Buchanan

as Milt Masters

Willis Bouchey

as Frank Payton

Pernell Roberts

as Chocktaw Neal

Slim Pickens

as Marshal

Wes Hudman

as Curly (uncredited)

Percy Helton

as Station Master (uncredited)

Roscoe Ates

as Town Loafer (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

as Town Loafer (uncredited)

William Newell

as Bartender (uncredited)

Forrest Lewis

as Mr. Baker (uncredited)

Lee Tung Foo

as Willie (uncredited)

Burt Mustin

as Man on Stairs (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

as Elmer (uncredited)

Tom London

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

as Grocer (uncredited)

Brandy Bryan

as Miss Rafferty (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

as Rancher (uncredited)

Harry Woods

as Rancher (uncredited)

Dan White

as Rancher (uncredited)

Irene Barton

as Madame Fifi (uncredited)

Walter Soo Hoo

as Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

as Barney (uncredited)