''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 summary

"Preacher" Hawker (Walter Brennan) is the pawn of his bossy wife Hannah (Luana Patten), who wants to start a range war with their neighbor Sam Barbee (Leif Erickson). It doesn’t help that "Preacher"s' daughter and Barbee’s son have fallen in love. "Preacher" hires Chan Bartholomew (Les Tremayne), 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 his performances in '' Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky'' (1938), and '' The Westerner ...

as "Preacher" Hawker * Leif Erickson as Sam Barbee *

Luana Patten Luana Patten (July 6, 1938 – May 1, 1996) was an American actress who appeared in films produced by Walt Disney Pictures, such as ''Song of the South'' (1946), ''Fun and Fancy Free'' (1947), and ''Melody Time'' (1948). Later in life, she pla ...

as Hannah Hawker * Chris Robinson as Lee Barbee * Constance Ford as Goldie Bartholomew *

Virginia Gregg Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

as Sarah Treadway Hawker *

Les Tremayne Lester Tremayne (16 April 1913 – 19 December 2003) was an English actor. Early life Born in Balham, London, he moved with his family at the age of four to Chicago, Illinois, where he began in community theater. His mother was Dolly Trema ...

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

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

as Saloon Brawler (uncredited) *

Buddy Roosevelt Buddy Roosevelt (born Kenneth Stanhope Sanderson; June 25, 1898 – October 6, 1973) was an American film and television actor and stunt performer from Hollywood's early silent film years through the 1950s. Biography Roosevelt was born as Kenn ...

as Barfly (uncredited)

References

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