Something Big

1971

1h 48m

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5.2/10

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Western

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Joe Baker has a dream. He wants to do 'something big.' When he needs a Gatling gun to accomplish this, he seeks out a black marketeer. The price he wants for the gun? A woman! So Baker kidnaps a woman off of the stagecoach, only to find that she is the wife of the commandant of the local Cavalry detachment. Things get further complicated when a girl named Dover McBride shows up. She has come to force Baker to marry her and return east, as he promised to do four years earlier

Directors

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers

James Lee Barrett(writer by)

Stars

Dean Martin

Brian Keith

Carol White

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Joe Baker

Col. Morgan

Dover McBride

Mary Anna Morgan

Jesse Bookbinder

Jonny Cobb

Tommy McBride

Polly Standall

Junior Frisbee

Sgt. Fitzsimmons

Angel Moon

Joe Pickins

Chief Yellow Sun

Malachi Morton

Teamster #3

Carrie Standall

Capt. Tyler

Stagecoach Lady

Directors

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers

James Lee Barrett(writer by)

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6/10

This is quite a fun outing for Dean Martin as ("Baker") - the leader of a gang of robbers who agrees to swap the wife of local army colonel "Morgan" (Brian Keith) for a Gatling gun. Messrs. Bacharach & David wrote the rather jaunty ditty that kicks the whole thing off - though curiously not sung by the star; and we just know we are in for a bumpy ride with a couple of feisty performances from Honor Blackman as the hostage, and Carol White as the Scottish affianced of "Baker" whom she sets of to marry she four years after they last met! There's plenty of action, Martin oozes charisma and Keith is pretty effective as the cynical old army man soon to retire. Remember it's meant to be a comedy and you'll do fine with this - it's a charming and enjoyable vehicle for the star - who does actually manage to have quite a bit of fun with his new gun, and with Ben Johnson and a few scenes from Denver Pyle to add a bit of extra humour. Maybe not a film you will recall seeing in 6 months, but it is a well produced western well worth a gander.

Geronimo196729 May, 2023