# Smith!

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1969 film by Michael O'Herlihy

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Smith! Directed by Michael O'Herlihy Screenplay by Louis Pelletier Based on Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse by Paul St. Pierre Produced by Bill Anderson Starring Glenn Ford Cinematography Robert C. Moreno Edited by Robert Stafford Music by Robert F. Brunner Color process Technicolor Production company Walt Disney Productions Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Release date March 21, 1969 (1969-03-21) Running time 102 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $1.3 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1]

***Smith!*** is a 1969 American [Western film](/source/Western_film) made by [Walt Disney Productions](/source/Walt_Disney_Pictures), directed by [Michael O'Herlihy](/source/Michael_O'Herlihy) and starring [Glenn Ford](/source/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](/source/Glenn_Ford) as Smith

- [Nancy Olson](/source/Nancy_Olson) as Norah Smith

- [Dean Jagger](/source/Dean_Jagger) as Judge Brown

- [Keenan Wynn](/source/Keenan_Wynn) as Vince Heber

- [Warren Oates](/source/Warren_Oates) as Walter Charlie

- [Chief Dan George](/source/Chief_Dan_George) as Ol' Antoine

- [Frank Ramírez](/source/Frank_Ram%C3%ADrez) as Gabriel Jimmyboy

- [John Randolph](/source/John_Randolph_(actor)) as Mr. Edwards

- Christopher Shea as Alpie

- [Roger Ewing](/source/Roger_Ewing) as Donald Maxwell

- [Jay Silverheels](/source/Jay_Silverheels) as McDonald Lasheway

- [James Westerfield](/source/James_Westerfield) as Sheriff

- [Fred Aldrich](/source/Fred_Aldrich) as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

- [William Bryant](/source/William_Bryant_(actor)) as Corporal/Court Bailiff (uncredited)

- [Melanie Griffith](/source/Melanie_Griffith) as Extra (uncredited)

- [Gregg Palmer](/source/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](/source/Bobby_Russell).

## See also

- [List of American films of 1969](/source/List_of_American_films_of_1969)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Big Rental Films of 1969", *Variety*, January 7, 1970 p 15

## External links

- [Official website](https://movies.disney.com/smith)

- [*Smith!*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065003/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*Smith!*](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/23672) at the *[AFI Catalog of Feature Films](/source/AFI_Catalog_of_Feature_Films)*

- [*Smith!*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90572/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived)

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