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Sheriff | Based On Novel Or Book
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Budget 4,653,000 USD
Box Office Collection 6,000,000 USD
Robert Mitchum initially played the alcoholic sheriff as a weak and pathetic character, but Howard Hawks decided this was too similar to Dean Martin's portrayal of the drunken deputy in Rio Bravo (1959). Thereafter, it was decided that Mitchum would play Sheriff J.P. Harrah mostly for laughs.
The poem recited by Mississippi is an actual poem called "El Dorado" by Edgar Allan Poe.
Robert Mitchum's character was wounded in the right leg and needed to use a right-hand crutch, but Mitchum switched the crutch to the left side in the scene where he drives the wagon. The continuity was so poor that John Wayne (who actually worked continuity in silents while a star college football player, a method used by Hollywood fans to slip players some spending money) had his character mention it in one of the last scenes. Director Howard Hawks enjoyed it so much, he left it in the movie. Mitchum's version of this story is that he objected, but Hawks had him switch sides with the crutch based on what looked best in that scene. When Hawks saw how bad it looked in the dailies, Mitchum suggested the additional dialogue between his character and Wayne's to cover the gaffe. In the final scene, both Wayne and Mitchum have their crutches under the wrong arm.
James Caan has admitted he wore three-inch lifts in the movie.
The bathtub scene was largely Robert Mitchum's invention. Members of the crew were laughing while it was being filmed at the idea of Mitchum being embarrassed in front of a woman.
"Sheriff J. P. Harrah: What the hell are you doin' here? Cole: I'm lookin' at a tin star with a... drunk pinned on it."
"Mississippi: [examining J.P.'s leg after he's been shot] I gotta cut this pant leg. Sheriff J. P. Harrah: Well, go ahead and cut it! Have you got a kni... [Mississippi pulls out his huge Bowie knife from its hiding place on his back] Sheriff J. P. Harrah: A knife? Uh, I suppose I've asked this before, but just who...? [looks at Cole instead] Sheriff J. P. Harrah: Who is he? Cole: Tell him your name, Mississippi. Mississippi: [sighs and looks up] Alan Bourdillion Trehearne. Sheriff J. P. Harrah: Well, no wonder he carries a knife."
