The Sheepman: Directed by George Marshall. With Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy. A brash stranger and his sheep arrive in a small town, but not soon after, the townspeople decide they've seen enough of him.

The Sheepman is a 1958 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, and Leslie Nielsen. Gambler Jason Sweet wins a flock of sheep in a poker game and proceeds to take them by train into the middle of cattle country.

A spunky Western with a wry sense of humor, The Sheepman became a surprise hit in 1958, winning favor with audiences and critics alike. It's easy to see why - the unconventional heroine played by Shirley MacLaine (her best MGM role after Some Came Running, 1958), worked well opposite Glenn Ford.

2024年5月27日 · Glenn Ford is the sheep rancher who falls for his rival's fiancee (Shirley MacLaine) and causes further trouble by driving his sheep through cattle country.

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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.

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...

Ex-gambler and cattleman, Jason Sweet has given up his ranching dream for a mission of vengeance. He’s been tracking Chocktaw Neal, the man who murdered his wife. While on Chocktaw’s tail, Jason succumbs to the lure of a poker game, and he wins—a herd of sheep! In the Old West, sheepmen and cattlemen did not get along.