# Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

> A charming drifter impersonates a legendary gunfighter and plays both sides of a divided frontier town to settle his debts before the real gunfighter arrives.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11001

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Comedy, Western
- Director: Burt Kennedy
- Cast: James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam, Harry Morgan, Joan Blondell, Marie Windsor, John Dehner, Henry Jones
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067809/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, breezy, lazy sunday, classic western night

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