# Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)

> A sharp-witted drifter brings comic order to a lawless gold-rush town by outsmarting its hired guns and powerful landowner.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6541

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Comedy, Western
- Director: Burt Kennedy
- Cast: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Bruce Dern, Willis Bouchey
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065051/

## Ember's analysis

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

## Synopsis

A witty deputy sheriff takes on a gold rush town and its corrupt landowner, proving that brains can outgun brawn.

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