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Something Big (1971)

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.

Genre : Western, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Andrew V. McLaglen

Synopsis

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

Actors

Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Joe Baker
Brian Keith
Brian Keith
Col. Morgan
Carol White
Carol White
Dover McBride
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman
Mary Anna Morgan
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
Jesse Bookbinder
Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi
Jonny Cobb
Joyce Van Patten
Joyce Van Patten
Polly Standall
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle
Junior Frisbee
Merlin Olsen
Merlin Olsen
Sgt. Fitzsimmons
Robert Donner
Robert Donner
Angel Moon
Harry Carey, Jr.
Harry Carey, Jr.
Joe Pickins
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Chief Yellow Sun
David Huddleston
David Huddleston
Malachi Morton
Bob Steele
Bob Steele
Teamster #3

Crews

Andrew V. McLaglen
Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer
James Lee Barrett
James Lee Barrett
Producer
Harry Bernsen
Harry Bernsen
Associate Producer
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Harry Stradling Jr.
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
Robert L. Simpson
Robert L. Simpson
Editor
Hoyt Bowers
Hoyt Bowers
Casting
Alfred Sweeney
Alfred Sweeney
Art Direction
Richard Bruno
Richard Bruno
Costume Design
Ray Summers
Ray Summers
Costume Design
Hank Edds
Hank Edds
Makeup Artist
Don Schoenfeld
Don Schoenfeld
Makeup Artist
Hal Needham
Hal Needham
Stunt Coordinator
Don Christie
Don Christie
Still Photographer
James Lee Barrett
James Lee Barrett
Writer
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry Ziesmer
Second Assistant Director
Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch
Assistant Director
Robert M. Beche
Robert M. Beche
Unit Production Manager
Dudley Holmes
Dudley Holmes
Property Master
Logan Frazee
Logan Frazee
Special Effects
Jesús González Gancy
Jesús González Gancy
Sound
Jack Whitman
Jack Whitman
Camera Operator
Bob Forrest
Bob Forrest
Script Supervisor
Esperanza Gómez
Esperanza Gómez
Hairstylist
Jack A. Finlay
Jack A. Finlay
Supervising Sound Editor
Gene Feldman
Gene Feldman
Supervising Music Editor

Trailers and other movies

Something Big Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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