The devil is going on in Colorado
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The devil is going on in Colorado |
| Original title | The Sheepman |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Marshall |
| script |
James Edward Grant William Bowers |
| production | Edmund Grainger |
| music | Jeff Alexander |
| camera | Robert Bronner |
| cut | Ralph E. Winters |
| occupation | |
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The devil's loose in Colorado (originally The Sheepman ) is an American comedic western directed by George Marshall from 1958. The screenplay is based on a story by James Edward Grant . The premiere in Germany took place on October 7, 1958.
action
Jakob Lieblich (in the original: Jason Sweet), a professional player, wins a flock of sheep at poker. He had the animals brought to Powder Valley by train, which the local population took note of with displeasure.
With McCall, the toughest and strongest guy on site, he starts a fight that he wins too. In addition, he reveals himself as an excellent revolver shooter. He falls in love with Dell Payton, who doesn't know what to think of him, but still falls in love with him. Jason's rival is the cattle baron Steven Bedford, whom he knows from earlier days. Bedford has given itself a new identity. Before he came to town, he was Johnny Bledsoe, a cardsharp and gunslinger.
Bedford / Bledsoe realizes that the residents are turning away from him after Jason has made it clear to the people that he wants to buy the whole country for himself. He hires a professional killer to kill Jason. Jason can defeat the killer, Chocktaw Neal, with the help of Dell and Milt Masters. So it comes to a showdown between Jason and Bedford / Bledsoe, in which Jason is the faster, but is still wounded. He meets Dell but, to her surprise, sells the flock of sheep. He settles down as a rancher.
Reviews
"Entertaining, humorous western with approaches to parody."
"Great: Director George Marshall (" The Great Bluff ") shows the historically documented pasture war as witty farming fun."
"Humorous western with dry wit and many approaches to parody."
Awards
- Nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category
British Film Academy Award 1959
- Nominations in the categories of Best Film and Best Foreign Actor (Glenn Ford)
background
Shirley MacLaine played her second leading role in this MGM production . After seven years of working for television, Leslie Nielsen starred here for the seventh time in a movie. This is the second time Pernell Roberts (known as Adam Cartwright in the TV series Bonanza ) has appeared in a feature film.
Oscar winners Malcolm Brown, William A. Horning (both art directors of the film), Henry Grace and Hugh Hunt (both set decorators) were responsible for the set design for the film. Horning won his two Academy Awards in later years. Walter Plunkett , also an Oscar winner, was responsible for the costumes.
Web links
- The Sheepman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Review of the Classic Film Guide (English)
- Movie posters from Germany, USA, Spain and France
Individual evidence
- ↑ The devil's loose in Colorado. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.cinema.de/film_aktuell/filmdetail/film/?typ=inhalt&film_id=21954
- ^ Rheinische Post ( Memento from April 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive )