Smith! Explained

Smith!
Director:	Michael O'Herlihy
Producer:	Bill Anderson
Screenplay:	Louis Pelletier
Based On:	Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse by Paul St. Pierre
Starring:	Glenn Ford
Music:	Robert F. Brunner
Cinematography:	Robert C. Moreno
Editing:	Robert Stafford
Color Process:	Technicolor
Studio:	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor:	Buena Vista Distribution
Runtime:	102 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Gross:	$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

Notes and References

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