Scandalous John
Scandalous John is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Butler and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Brian Keith and Alfonso Arau.[1] The music was scored by Rod McKuen.
| Scandalous John | |
|---|---|
 1971 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Butler |
| Written by | Bill Walsh |
| Produced by | Bill Walsh |
| Starring | Brian Keith Alfonso Arau Michele Carey |
| Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips |
| Edited by | Cotton Warburton |
| Music by | Rod McKuen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date | June 22, 1971 |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
Cast
- Brian Keith as John McCanless
- Alfonso Arau as Paco
- Michele Carey as Amanda McCanless
- Rick Lenz as Jimmy Whittaker
- Harry Morgan as Sheriff Pippen
- Iris Adrian as Mavis
- Simon Oakland as Barton Whittaker
- Bill Williams as Sheriff Hart
- Christopher Dark as Card Dealer
- Fran Ryan as Farm Woman
- Bruce Glover as Sludge
- Richard Hale as Old Indian
- Jimmy Lydon as Grotch
- John Ritter as Wendell
- Larry D. Mann as Bartender
- Jack Raine as Switchman
- Booth Colman as Governor Murray
- Edward Faulkner as Hillary
- Bill Zuckert as Abernathy
- John Zaremba as Wales
- Robert Padilla as Paco's Cousin
- Alex Tinne as Clerk
- Benny Baker as Dr. Kropak
- Paul Koslo as Pipes
- William O'Connell as Men's Store Clerk
- Sam Edwards as Bald Man
- Leone Stevens as Girl
- José Nieto as Mariachi Band
- Joseph Gutierrez as Mariachi Band
- Freddie Hernandez as Mariachi Band
- Sondra Currie as Saloon Girl
Production notes
Production Dates: mid-Sep—mid-Dec 1970
According to Filmfacts, portions of the picture were shot on location at the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Studio publicity adds that the ranch used in the film was the Oliver M. Lee Ranch near Alamogordo, NM, and that Alamogordo and the nearby city of Las Cruces were also location sites. The "Warbag" scenes were shot at Arizona's Old Tucson Studio, which was constructed in 1939 and served as the location site for more than sixty film and television Westerns, according to studio publicity and a January 1971 Beverly Hills Independent article. The runaway train sequences were filmed in South Dakota, along the Black Hills Central Railroad line between Hill City and Keystone.