Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The last of The Wildest Bunch shoots it out with a new breed of gunslinging glory-seekers.
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.
- Original title
- The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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John Chard
Nov 30, 2013 · via TMDB
Progress Posturing. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys is directed by Burt Kennedy and written by Dennis Shryack. It stars Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam, David Carradine, Tina Louise, Lois Nettleton and Douglas Fowley. A Panavision/Technicolor production, music is by William Lava and cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. The town of Progress and Marshal Jim Flagg (Mitchum) learns that old foe John McKay (Kennedy) is about and robbery is soon to follow. However, Jim has difficulty convincing Mayor Wilker (Balsam) that any thing is up, the Mayor apparently more concerned with bed hopping and feathering his own political nest. So when Wilker prematurely retires Jim, sticking one of his lap-dogs into the role of Marshal, Jim sets about doing his own investigation. Pretty soon both Jim and John, one time enemies on either side of the law, find that both of them are out of time with an ever changing West. Amiable. Burt Kennedy’s film doesn’t have the best of reputations, seemingly the blend of comedy and drama not teasing out much interest from the Western enthusiasts. It’s true enough to say that the main theme, that of the changing West and two men finding themselves relics of the time, is ultimately playing second fiddle to the frivolity, while the finale tips over into over zealous slapstick farcery, yet Kennedy and Shryack imbue the picture with a genuine love of the genre. The director lets the pairing of Mitchum and Kennedy unfurl naturally, whilst also giving Balsam licence to have a great time, thus all key performers are ever watchable. Scenic delights await within as Chama and Silverton provide location oomph, and the action quotient is in good supply. Disposable for sure, but fun while it’s on. 6.5/10
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Robert Mitchum
Flagg
George Kennedy
McKay
Martin Balsam
Mayor Wilker
David Carradine
Waco
Tina Louise
Carmel
Douglas Fowley
Grundy
Lois Nettleton
Mary
John Davis Chandler
Deuce
John Carradine
Ticker
Marie Windsor
Polly
Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Stone
Jimmy Murphy
Buckshot
Nick Dennis
Engineer #2
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
Robert Anderson
Jed (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Saloon Dealer (uncredited)
Thordis Brandt
Babe (uncredited)
David S. Cass Sr.
Tuber (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Townsman (uncredited)
George Dunn
Engineer #1 (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Workman (uncredited)
Angela Greene
Judy (uncredited)
Buddy Hackett
Ed - Townsman (uncredited)
Darby Hinton
Pug (uncredited)
Jackie Joseph
Doris (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Saloon Dealer (uncredited)
Jack Perkins
Townsman (uncredited)
Bobby Riha
Billy (uncredited)
Hank Robinson
Barfly (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Barfly (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Townsman (uncredited)
Howard Storm
Harry (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Townsman (uncredited)
Yvonne Wood
Costume Design
Alan Gibbs
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunts
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
Jack Perkins
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Max Kleven
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
Sean Barrett
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stunts
Burt Kennedy
Director
Christopher Mitchum
Production Assistant
William Lava
Original Music Composer
William Lava
Songs
Sundown Jim
The Old Texas Trail
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
High Plains Drifter
3:10 to Yuma
How the West Was Won
Wyoming Hurricane
Young Guns
The Good Bad-Man
Sunset Pass
Domino Kid
My Outlaw Brother
The Feud of the Trail
Rough Riders' Round-up
Sagebrush Trail
Randy Rides Alone
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Blueberry
A Tornado in the Saddle
The Gun and the Canary
Destry Rides Again
Day of the Outlaw
Go West
7 Men from Now
Young Guns
Boss Nigger
Bandolero!
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Go West
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Carry On Cowboy
Decision at Sundown
Firecreek
Day of Reckoning
Gunslingers
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Western Union
Barbarosa
American Outlaws
From Noon Till Three
Oct 7, 1969
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Oct 10, 1969
