Scandalous John

Scandalous John is a 1971 wonderful, gentle, and old-fashioned Western film directed by Robert Butler.

Plot
The Old West is just not the same, what with so few cattle being run, and law-abiding folk running around like they own everything. In this family comedy drama, it's too much for John McCanless. (Brian Keith). He is a modern rancher who has been so deeply affected by the death of his wife that he has retreated into a world of Wild West imagination. He is also a cranky former gunslinger who has no intention of selling his beloved acres to some fool who wants to build a dam and flood them all. Going "gently into that good night" is not in the cards at all, and this latter-day Quixote prepares to wage a lonely battle against the namby-pamby modern world. His ranch hand, Paco (Alfonso Arau), an illegal immigrant, and his bemused daughter, Amanda (Michele Carey) do what they can to help.

Cast

 * Brian Keith - John McCanless
 * Paul Koslo - Pipes
 * Rick Lenz - Jimmy Whittaker
 * Jimmy Lydon - Grotch
 * Larry D. Mann - Bartender
 * Margarito Mendoza - Mariachi Band
 * Simon Oakland - Barton Whittaker
 * Robert Padilla - Paco's Cousin
 * Jack Raine - Switchman
 * John Ritter - Wendell
 * Fran Ryan - Farm Woman
 * Bill Williams - Sheriff Hart
 * John Zaremba - Wales
 * Bill Zuckert - Abernathy
 * Alfonso Arau - Paco
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Jose Nieto - Mariachi Band
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">William O'Connell - Men's Store Clerk
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Lenore Stevens - Girl
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Alex Tinne - Clerk
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Harry Morgan - Pippin,Sheriff
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Freddie Hernandez - Mariachi Band
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Iris Adrian - Mavis
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Ben Baker - Dr. Kropak
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Michele Carey - Amanda McCanless
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Booth Colman - Gov. Murray
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Christopher Dark - Card Dealer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Sam Edwards - Bald head
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Donald Elson -
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Edward Faulkner - Hillary
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Bruce Glover - Sludge
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Richard Hale - Old Indian

Production Cast

 * Robert Butler - Director
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Bill Walsh - Producer, Screenwriter
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Tom Leetch - Producer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Chuck Keehne - Costume Designer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Cotton Warburton - Editor
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Dean Thomas - Sound/Sound Designer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Don DaGradi - Screenwriter
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Emile Kuri - Set Designer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Emily Sundby - Costume Designer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Frank Phillips - Cinematographer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Frank R. McKelvey - Set Designer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">John Mansbridge - Art Director
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Richard Gardner - Book Author
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Robert Clatworthy - Production Designer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Robert J. Schiffer - Makeup
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Robert Mattey - Special Effects
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Robert O. Cook - Sound/Sound Designer
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Rod McKuen - Songwriter, Composer (Music Score)
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Ted Schilz - First Assistant Director