Jimmy Stewart is John O'Hanlin, a cowboy herding, branding, and doing everything else a free man of the Old West would do in the 1880's. Henry Fonda is Harley Sullivan, John's best friend and ride along companion for the last ten years. One day a Pony Express rider arrives with a letter for John that has been some time coming. It seems that john's brother, J.T. O'Hanlin, has been killed and he has bequeathed his place of business in Cheyenne, WY., a place called "The Cheyenne Social Club", to John. Well, without a word of explanation, off they go to Cheyenne. Upon arriving in Cheyenne, at the bank, John is received like somebody of great stature, and receives quite a bit of money and directions to his new business. After a bath, a shave, and new clothes, off they go to see just what sort of business he has inherited. Upon arrival, John is shocked to find out that "The Cheyenne Social Club" isn't a saloon or boarding house, but a First Rate Whorehouse! Being a moral, somewhat straight-laced kind of fellow, John's first inclination is to close the place and open a rooming house. However, this place is so popular with the men of Cheyenne, that John goes from Mr. O'Hanlin, to Joe Schmuck! From truly SOMEBODY, to Unwelcome Nobody! The Girls at the club, of course, are all beautiful, LADIES - Of Course! Shirley Jones is the head mistress. All along, Harley is having himself a great time as John's good friend, with freebies from the girls. When John goes to the banker to talk about a loan to change the place, he finds out that the place is located on railroad property, and any attempt to change the "Business" would revert the property back to the railroad. One night, a cowboy beats up Shirley Jones, and John goes looking for him. Not being the greatest gunfighter, he goes up against the cowboy, Cory Banister, a real gunfighter. When it is time to draw, Harley, who is always eating pecans, cracks a pecan. The sound distracts Banister just long enough for John to shoot him down. All of a sudden, everybody loves him again, because what he did was the same thing J.T. (John's dead brother) would have done. Instantly John is Mr. O'Hanlin again - Defender of the ladies! Well, as it turns out, Banister as dozens of kin folks, all seeking revenge! Now John is really in a spot! The sheriff takes a powder, telling John that he'd better do the same. A big gunbattle breaks out and John and Harley win, but now some others were killed, and their kin folks also want revenge. Out of practicality, John decides to give the place to the girls, and both He and Harley head back to Texas where they started. This is a good old funny Western. Both Stewart and Fonda perfectly compliment eachother's acting style, resulting in great chemistry.Read full review
If you love a good western, a good laugh, and of course, Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda, this is the absolutely perfect movie. I bought it for someone convalescing. My theory is laughter is good for you. It is not quite slapstick, a little bit trite, and of course, the good guys win, but I love it. Nobody plays Stewart and Fonda like Stewart and Fonda, and if you've watched them as much as I have, you sometimes wonder if there's a script. They just read the story and act like they own it. The whole thing is hilarious, beginning to end. I watch this when I need a good laugh. It's a comfort movie. Like a lot of the John Wayne movies. Let's you know right still beats might, and lets you enjoy yourself instead of making a body count. I recommend this to all ages.
Pretty good offering for comedic Western fare, I know my dad watched it a number of times, and now I know why! There is one scene with Jimmy Stewart and a redhead, where the gal is wearing a sheer nightie, but it might as well be a nude scene, since you get a good frontal shot. . . I guess the sheer 'dress' is how this one probably slipped thru the censors, since I saw the same scene a number of years ago on broadcast television. Not a great story, but amusing.
We saw this movie about 10 years ago and thought it was great. If you are a Jimmy Stewart or Henry Fonda fan, this movie is a must. You would not believe all of the 'old' stars that are in this film, very funny, but some serious moments as well.
This movie is so good I could watch it over and over all day, in fact I did Henry Fonda, his pecans and Jimmy Stewarts new look and their singing. Wonderful.
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