Smith!

{{short description|1969 film by Michael O'Herlihy}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Smith!

| image = Smith! 1969.jpg

| caption =

| director = Michael O'Herlihy

| producer = Bill Anderson

| screenplay = Louis Pelletier

| based_on = Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse
by Paul St. Pierre

| starring = Glenn Ford

| music = Robert F. Brunner

| cinematography = Robert C. Moreno

| editing = Robert Stafford

| color_process = Technicolor

| studio = Walt Disney Productions

| distributor = Buena Vista Distribution

| released = {{Film date|1969|3|21}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $1.3 million (US/ Canada rentals)"Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, January 7, 1970 p 15

}}

Smith! is a 1969 American Western film made by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Michael O'Herlihy and starring 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

Music

The film's theme song, "The Ballad of Smith and Gabriel Jimmyboy", was written and sung by Bobby Russell.

See also

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