Kenneth More plays Jonathan Tibbs, a rich upper class guy with little sense...or so it appears when the story begins. For some reason, the rich guy owns a gun company and they are in financial straits....so he decides to head to the American west because as the English all know, those cowboys love their guns.
On the way there, Jonathan begins having all sorts of crazy adventures. First, he captures a local Indian chief and then spares his life. Second, when he arrives in town, he is mistaken for a gunslinger and suddenly this results in him being appointed sheriff AND everyone apparently now wanting to kill him. How is this clueless guy going to manage to avoid being killed AND woo the local hot babe (Jayne Mansfield)?
I was very surprised by this film. The title sounds pretty dumb but the story is charming....a comedy but with many cute moments instead of laugh out loud ones. A cute parody of the Hollywood version of the old west, instead of debunking all the American myths about the west, it runs with them and results in a fun time for the viewers.
By the way, the singing appears to actually be done by Mansfield, as later in life she had a nightclub act and sang for guests.
On the way there, Jonathan begins having all sorts of crazy adventures. First, he captures a local Indian chief and then spares his life. Second, when he arrives in town, he is mistaken for a gunslinger and suddenly this results in him being appointed sheriff AND everyone apparently now wanting to kill him. How is this clueless guy going to manage to avoid being killed AND woo the local hot babe (Jayne Mansfield)?
I was very surprised by this film. The title sounds pretty dumb but the story is charming....a comedy but with many cute moments instead of laugh out loud ones. A cute parody of the Hollywood version of the old west, instead of debunking all the American myths about the west, it runs with them and results in a fun time for the viewers.
By the way, the singing appears to actually be done by Mansfield, as later in life she had a nightclub act and sang for guests.