Smith!

Smith!
Directed by	Michael O'Herlihy
Screenplay by	Louis Pelletier
Based on	Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse by Paul St. Pierre
Produced by	Bill Anderson
Starring	Glenn Ford
Cinematography	Robert C. Moreno
Edited by	Robert Stafford
Music by	Robert F. Brunner
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	March 21, 1969 (1969-03-21)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.3 million (US/ Canada rentals) [1]

Smith! is a 1969 American Western film made by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Michael O'Herlihy and starring Glenn Ford.

Plot

Native American Jimmyboy flees to a ranch owned by Smith, a white man raised by a Native American. Jimmyboy has been accused of a crime by a white man and fears he will not receive a fair trial. Smith helps Jimmyboy deal with a cruel sheriff and persuades him to surrender to the local authorities, promising him he will act as a defense witness during court proceedings.

Cast

• Glenn Ford as Smith
• Nancy Olson as Norah Smith
• Dean Jagger as Judge Brown
• Keenan Wynn as Vince Heber
• Warren Oates as Walter Charlie
• Chief Dan George as Ol' Antoine
• Frank Ramírez as Gabriel Jimmyboy
• John Randolph as Mr. Edwards
• Christopher Shea as Alpie
• Roger Ewing as Donald Maxwell
• Jay Silverheels as McDonald Lasheway
• James Westerfield as Sheriff
• Fred Aldrich as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• William Bryant as Corporal/Court Bailiff (uncredited)
• Melanie Griffith as Extra (uncredited)
• Gregg Palmer as Sergeant, Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Music

The film's theme song, "The Ballad of Smith and Gabriel Jimmyboy", was written and sung by Bobby Russell.

See also

• List of American films of 1969

References

1. "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, January 7, 1970 p 15

External links

• Smith! at IMDb
• Smith! at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Smith! at the TCM Movie Database