Brian Keith stars as John McCanless, a grumpy and grizzled old modern-day rancher who believes he is living in the old West. When John can no longer pay the mortgage, a greedy real estate developer steps in to seize his land. Believing that he'll make money off his cattle, he hits the trail and sets out across the desert with his ranch hand Paco to take his one last steer to market. Soon, his cantankerous behavior leads to a series of whooping and hollering shootouts.

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Scandalous John (1971)

Family/Romance/Drama/Western/Comedy · 6/22/1971

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Brian Keith stars as John McCanless, a grumpy and grizzled old modern-day rancher who believes he is living in the old West. When John can no longer pay the mortgage, a greedy real estate developer steps in to seize his land. Believing that he'll make money off his cattle, he hits the trail and sets out across the desert with his ranch hand Paco to take his one last steer to market. Soon, his cantankerous behavior leads to a series of whooping and hollering shootouts.

Status

Released
Source
Cast
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Brian Keith

John McCanless
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Alfonso Arau

Paco
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Michele Carey

Amanda McCanless
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Rick Lenz

Jimmy Whittaker
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Harry Morgan

Sheriff Pippin
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Simon Oakland

Barton Whittaker
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Bill Williams

Sheriff Hart
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Christopher Dark

Card Dealer
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Fran Ryan

Farm Woman
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Bruce Glover

Sludge
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Richard Hale

Old Indian
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Jimmy Lydon

Grotch (as James Lydon)
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John Ritter

Wendell
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Iris Adrian

Mavis
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Larry D. Mann

Bartender
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Jack Raine

Switchman
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Booth Colman

Governor Murray
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Edward Faulkner

Hillary
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Bill Zuckert

Abernathy
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John Zaremba

Wales
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Robert Padilla

Paco's Cousin
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Alex Tinne

Clerk
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Benny Baker

Dr. Kropak (as Ben Baker)
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Paul Koslo

Pipes
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William O'Connell

Men's Store Clerk
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Sam Edwards

Bald Head
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Lenore Stevens

Girl
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José Nieto

Mariachi Band (as Jose Nieto)
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Margarito Mendoza

Mariachi Band
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Joseph Gutierrez

Mariachi Band
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Freddie Hernandez

Mariachi Band
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Donald Elson

(uncredited)
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Mark Stanoch

(uncredited)
Crew
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Robert Butler

Director
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Bill Walsh

Writer
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Don DaGradi

Writer
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Scandalous John

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

1/1/2009

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