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21/03/1969 Drama, Family, Western 1h 42m
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The trouble with Smith was Indians... the trouble with Indians was not enough Smiths!

Overview

When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's well known for his tolerance for Indians, since he was raised by the old Indian Antoine. Smith helps Jimmyboy against the mean Sheriff and promises to speak for him in court, thus persuading him to surrender himself to the police.

  1. Louis Pelletier

    Writer

  2. Michael O'Herlihy

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Glenn Ford

    Smith

  2. Nancy Olson

    Norah Smith

  3. Dean Jagger

    Judge James C. Brown

  4. Keenan Wynn

    Vince Heber

  5. Warren Oates

    Walter Charlie

  6. Chief Dan George

    Ol' Antoine

  7. Frank Ramírez

    Gabriel Jimmyboy

  8. John Randolph

    Mr. Edwards

  9. Christopher Shea

    Alpie

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2021-01-28
This arguably tries too hard and its message is crammed in, but it at least does have positive intentions.

'Smith!' features likeable performances from Glenn Ford and Chief Dan George, while Keenan Wynn is a good actor to have onscreen - even if he plays an antagonist. Nancy Olson's character is annoying, though. There is also unfortunately some inappropriate casting, namely Warren Oates. I do like the look of the film, in how it is shot etc.

The plot is pretty messy, even with an obvious motive. The tone of the film seems, at least to me, to be all over the place as it probably...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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