After being run out of town on the train the night of the party, the next day when Jason had the train back into town, a contrail is clearly visible above the locomotive cab.
When Chocktaw confronts Jason he fires seven shots from his six-shooter before stopping to reload.
When 'Pernell Roberts' (qv) yells to 'Robert 'Buzz' Henry' (qv), in the hotel window, he calls him "Buzz" instead of his character name "Red".
The action is supposed to be in the summer, specifically around the Fourth of July, as evidenced by the town holding a July 4th party.
But outdoor Fall colors are clearly in evidence throughout the film.
After Choctaw shoots three (of seven) rounds at Jason, the scene shifts to Milt and Dell talking for at least 20 seconds.
When the camera comes back on Choctaw the smoke from the third shot can still be seen clearing from in front of him.
After buying the saddle Jason places a Lariat over the horn then picks it up & goes through the door.
When he gets to the other side of the door the Lariat has moved from the horn to the strap below the horn.
Director George Marshall benefits from a solid script rooted in a strong sense of humor, and excellent color photography.Eye-catching, beautiful MacLaine is immediately attracted to the stranger who arrives in town with sheep in tow, and proceeds to beat to a pulp the town bully - one of many belly-laugh scenes in the film.
Glenn Ford was always worth watching and one can see as to why he was so popular during this period, when it came to acting in Westerns Ford was one of the giants. Have liked Shirley MacLaine ever since seeing 'The Apartment', here in a very early role with her film debut ('The Trouble With Harry') only from three years before.
It's hard not to like Glen Ford. He made some terrific westerns.
I like seeing Americans shoot each other. The gun culture serves a purpose.
"Destry Rides Again" director George Marshall's western "The Sheepman" qualifies as a lightweight, tongue-in-cheek, cattlemen versus sheepherders, oater that turns to violence only as a reluctant last resort. The names of the three scenarists who adapted and wrote the screenplay should tell any western movie fan that Marshall's western is going to indulge in dialogue more than visceral action.
The title of this film is misleading, a sheepman makes you think of a shepherd and a light comedy, and even though it is partly a comedy, it has its share of violence and drama. George Marshall was an expert at this combination of styles he directed "Destry Rides Again" (1939), "Texas" (1941), "Destry" (1954).
Glenn Ford was very busy as an actor in 1958- 6 films including Torpedo Run and this movie. Because of his being busy, this movie though well cast is kind of an assembly line production.
A man comes into a town to settle down with his flock of sheep, something that does not sit well with the resident cattlemen. The film contains a number of funny characters.
The Sheepman is directed by George Marshall and written by William Bowers, James Edward Grant and William Roberts. It stars Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Willis Bouchey, Pernell Roberts, and Slim Pickens.
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