"If this story ain't true... it shoulda been!"

1972

2h 0m

6.5(162 votes)

Western

Comedy

Overview

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.

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Cast & Crew

48 members

Acting

Paul Newman

Judge Roy Bean

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Victoria Principal

Maria Elena

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Ned Beatty

Tector Crites

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Matt Clark

Nick the Grub

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Roddy McDowall

Frank Gass

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Jacqueline Bisset

Rose Bean

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Bill McKinney

Fermel Parlee

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Anthony Perkins

Reverend LaSalle

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Tab Hunter

Sam Dodd

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Stacy Keach

Bad Bob

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Steve Kanaly

Whorehouse Lucky Jim

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John Huston

Grizzly Adams

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Ava Gardner

Lily Langtry

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Roy Jenson

Outlaw

Crew

Gary Combs

Outlaw

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Richard Farnsworth

Outlaw

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Leroy Johnson

Outlaw

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Fred Krone

Outlaw

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Dean Smith

Outlaw

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Jim Burk

Bart Jackson

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Francesca Jarvis

Mrs. Jackson

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Neil Summers

Snake River Rufus Krile

Crew

Jeannie Epper

Whore

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Fred Brookfield

Outlaw

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Bennie E. Dobbins

Outlaw

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Terry Leonard

Outlaw

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Margo Epper

Whore

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Stephanie Epper

Whore

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Barbara J. Longo

Fat Lady

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Frank Soto

Mexican Leader

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Karen Carr

Mrs. Grub

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Lee Meza

Mrs. Parlee

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Dolores Clark

Mrs. Whorehouse Jim

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Jack Colvin

Pimp

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Bruno the Bear

Watch Bear

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Howard Morton

Photographist

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Billy Pearson

Stationmaster

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Stan Barrett

Killer

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Dean Casper

Desk Clerk

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Don Starr

Opera House Manager

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Alfred G. Bosnos

Opera House Clerk

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Anthony Zerbe

Hustler

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John Hudkins

Man at Stage Door

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David Sharpe

Doctor

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Ken Freehill

Bedfellow (uncredited)

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Mark Headley

Billy The Kid (uncredited)

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Duncan Inches

Man at Vinegaroon (uncredited)

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Rusty Lee

Tuba Player (uncredited)

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