Something Big

Something Big

Something Big

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Something Big

"Sooner or later, Baker will find the right girl. And when he does, he'll swap her for a machine gun. And do something big."

1971

1h 48m

5.1(21 votes)

Western

Comedy

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Cinema Center Films

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Dean Martin

Joe Baker

Dean Martin

Acting

Brian Keith

Col. Morgan

Brian Keith

Acting

Carol White

Dover McBride

Carol White

Acting

Honor Blackman

Mary Anna Morgan

Honor Blackman

Acting

Ben Johnson

Jesse Bookbinder

Ben Johnson

Acting

Albert Salmi

Jonny Cobb

Albert Salmi

Acting

Don Knight

Tommy McBride

Don Knight

Acting

Joyce Van Patten

Polly Standall

Joyce Van Patten

Acting

Denver Pyle

Junior Frisbee

Denver Pyle

Acting

Merlin Olsen

Sgt. Fitzsimmons

Merlin Olsen

Acting

Robert Donner

Angel Moon

Robert Donner

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Harry Carey, Jr.

Joe Pickins

Harry Carey, Jr.

Acting

Paul Fix

Chief Yellow Sun

Paul Fix

Acting

David Huddleston

Malachi Morton

David Huddleston

Acting

Bob Steele

Teamster #3

Bob Steele

Acting

Judi Meredith

Carrie Standall

Judi Meredith

Acting

Edward Faulkner

Capt. Tyler

Edward Faulkner

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Shirleena Manchur

Stagecoach Lady

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José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'

Emilio Estevez

José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'

Acting

Juan García

Juan Garcia

Juan García

Acting

Bob Gravage

Sam

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Chuck Hicks

Cpl. James

Chuck Hicks

Acting

John Kelly

Barkeeper

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Enrique Lucero

Indian Spy

Enrique Lucero

Acting

Lupe Amador

Woman in Village

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