Scandalous John
Scandalous John is a 1971 American Western comedy-drama film directed by Robert Butler and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Brian Keith and Alfonso Arau. The music was scored by Rod McKuen.
Plot
John McCanless is a rip-snorting, 79-year-old western rancher, together with the prettiest granddaughter; ugliest horse; scrawniest herd; and puniest partner, a Mexican handyman, go on a cattle drive (of one cow) and do battle against a wealthy, land-grabbing industrialist. After an adventurous (and humorous) trek, à la Don Quixote, the rancher confronts the villain in a shootout that parallels the classic struggle of good and evil in the Old West.
More details
author | Bill Walsh |
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director | Robert Butler |
editor | Cotton Warburton |
genre | comedy-drama western |
keywords | cattle drive don quixote the old west |
musicBy | Rod McKuen |
producer | Bill Walsh |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |