The storyline is simple: a crew of inept bank robbers plan to execute a major heist on the town bank in a late 1880's western town. Headed by Zero Mostel, in the guise of a traveling revival preacher, the group is populated by familiar movie faces (Elisha Cook, Peter Whitney, John Fielder, and Sam Jaffe, all movie staples). Mostel is added by his "diversionary tactic," a very voluptuous Kim Novak.
The townsfolk include such recognizable character performers as John Anderson, John Larch, and Ruth Warrick. Claude Akins is very good as the villain, appropriately dressed in stereotypical black.
Clint Walker (TV's "Cheyenne") provides the muscle, literally and figuratively, as the reluctant and dim-witted hero.
Mako, Akim Tamiroff, and Larry Storch round out the excellent cast as an undercover agent and father and son Mexican banditos, respectively.
The characters are all western stereotypes but that's the novelty of the film.
Though not great, it is still an entertaining farce and will draw smiles, if not, laugh-out-loud guffaws.
The townsfolk include such recognizable character performers as John Anderson, John Larch, and Ruth Warrick. Claude Akins is very good as the villain, appropriately dressed in stereotypical black.
Clint Walker (TV's "Cheyenne") provides the muscle, literally and figuratively, as the reluctant and dim-witted hero.
Mako, Akim Tamiroff, and Larry Storch round out the excellent cast as an undercover agent and father and son Mexican banditos, respectively.
The characters are all western stereotypes but that's the novelty of the film.
Though not great, it is still an entertaining farce and will draw smiles, if not, laugh-out-loud guffaws.