Shootout at Big Sag (1962)

Shootout at Big Sag: Directed by Roger Kay. With Walter Brennan, Leif Erickson, Luana Patten, Chris Robinson. A shrewish wife is pushing her husband into a range war with a neighbor. Not helping matters is the fact that his son and his neighbor’s daughter are in love. The husband hires a lowlife saloon owner to ensure that “the deed” is done.

“It came as no surprise when I came to this web site right after watching u0026quot;Shoot Out at Big Sagu0026quot; to find out that it was originally made as a television pilot. The short running time is a big clue, but also the fact that it has a very television feel to the entire enterprise, such as the cheap-looking sets. But those facts didnu0026#39;t bother me anywhere as much as the real problem I had with the movie, which is that itu0026#39;s just so gosh-darn dull. The title promises a lot of action, but thereu0026#39;s virtually no action until the final few minutes, and itu0026#39;s not worth the wait. Itu0026#39;s just talk talk talk for the most part, none of it the least bit engaging. Itu0026#39;s hard to believe that long time actor Walter Brennan agreed to appear in this dud… though he probably did it as a favor to his son, who was one of the producers.”