''Shoot Out at Big Sag'' is a 1962 American

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film. It starred Walter Brennan and was made for Brennan's production company. The film was produced by Brennan's son Andy and based on a story by Walter Coburn. It was meant to be a

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called ''Barbed Wire'', and would have also starred Leif Erickson and Constance Ford. Shot in 1960, the pilot was to be called "Rawhide Halo". The pilot was eventually released as a film. In Mexico the film was titled ''Los Magnificos McCoy'' as a tie-in to Walter Brennan's American television series ''

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''.

Plot

"Preacher" Hawker is the pawn of his bossy wife Hannah, who wants to start a range war with their neighbor Sam Barbee. It doesn't help that "Preacher"s' daughter and Barbee's son have fallen in love. "Preacher" hires Chan Bartholomew, a lowlife saloon owner, to ensure that the outcome is in the Hawker family's favor.

Cast

Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Come and Get It (1936 film), Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky (film), Kentucky'' (19 ...

as "Preacher" Hawker * Leif Erickson as Sam Barbee * Luana Patten as Hannah Hawker * Chris Robinson as Lee Barbee *

Constance Ford Constance Ford (born Cornelia M. Ford; July 1, 1923 – February 26, 1993) was an American actress and Model (person), model. She portrayed Ada Lucas Hobson on the long-running daytime soap opera ''Another World (TV series), Another World'', f ...

as Goldie Bartholomew *

Virginia Gregg Virginia Lee Gregg (March 6, 1916 – September 15, 1986) was an American actress known for her many roles in radio dramas and television series. Early life Born in Harrisburg, Illinois, she was the daughter of musician Dewey Alphaleta (née T ...

as Sarah Treadway Hawker *

Les Tremayne Lester Tremayne (16 April 1913 – 19 December 2003) was a British-born American actor who performed in Vaudeville, film, theatre, radio and television. Early life Tremayne was born in Balham, London. He moved with his family at the age o ...

as Chan Bartholomew *

Don O'Kelly Don O'Kelly ( Donald Patrick Kelly; March 17, 1924 – October 2, 1966) was an American actor prominent in the 1950s and 1960s mostly on television. Though credited as "Don Kelly" in earlier performances, his billing was changed to "Don O ...

as Fargo (as Donald O'Kelly) * Andy Brennan as Townsman *

Hal Needham Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an American Stunt performer, stuntman, film director, actor, writer, and NASCAR team owner. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in film ...

as Saloon Brawler (uncredited) * Buddy Roosevelt as Barfly (uncredited)

References

External links

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