Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Bad men... Bad ladies... Bad horses...

G 1969 · 92 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Western

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

Directed by Burt Kennedy · Written by William Bowers

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