Smith!

Smith!
Directed byMichael O'Herlihy
Screenplay byLouis Pelletier
Based onBreaking Smith's Quarter Horse
by Paul St. Pierre
Produced byBill Anderson
StarringGlenn Ford
CinematographyRobert C. Moreno
Edited byRobert Stafford
Music byRobert F. Brunner
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • March 21, 1969 (1969-03-21)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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

Music

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

See also

References

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


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