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* QuestionableCasting: Obviously with so many stars, not all the casting would be ideal, but a 54-year-old Creator/JimmyStewart as a 28-year-old morally dubious mountain man stands out. Even ''Stewart'' agreed he was miscast, and only took the role as a favor after the original choice for the role, Creator/GaryCooper, died.



* WTHCastingAgency: Obviously with so many stars, not all the casting would be ideal, but a 54-year-old Creator/JimmyStewart as a 28-year-old morally dubious mountain man stands out. Even ''Stewart'' agreed he was miscast, and only took the role as a favor after the original choice for the role, Creator/GaryCooper, died.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Creator/KarlMalden playing Creator/CarrollBaker's father is pretty funny if you've watched ''Film/BabyDoll'', where he was playing her ''fiancé''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Creator/KarlMalden playing Carroll Baker's father is pretty funny if you've watched ''Film/BabyDoll'', where he was playing her ''fiancé''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Creator/KarlMalden playing Carroll Baker's Creator/CarrollBaker's father is pretty funny if you've watched ''Film/BabyDoll'', where he was playing her ''fiancé''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Karl Malden playing Carroll Baker's father is pretty funny if you've watched ''Film/BabyDoll'', where he was playing her ''fiancé''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Karl Malden Creator/KarlMalden playing Carroll Baker's father is pretty funny if you've watched ''Film/BabyDoll'', where he was playing her ''fiancé''.


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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/LeeVanCleef as one of the river pirates, and Creator/HarryDeanStanton as one of Gant's {{Mooks}}.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Overture and Intermission by Alfred Newman combines traditional American songs onto two glorious medlies.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Overture and Intermission by Alfred Newman Music/AlfredNewman combines traditional American songs onto two glorious medlies.
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* LoveToHate: Charlie Gant. Helped by the fact that Eli Wallach was so immensely likable in almost every role he played.

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* LoveToHate: Charlie Gant. Helped by the fact that Eli Wallach Creator/EliWallach was so immensely likable in almost every role he played.
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* AwesomeMusic: The Overture and Intermission by Alfred Newman combines traditional American songs onto two glorious medlies.

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The Overture and Intermission by Alfred Newman combines traditional American songs onto two glorious medlies.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Charlie Gant, who has only three scenes in the movie, and steals them all with cheerful abandon.
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* LoveToHate: Charlie Gant. Helped by the fact that Eli Wallach was so immensely likeable in almost every role he played.

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* LoveToHate: Charlie Gant. Helped by the fact that Eli Wallach was so immensely likeable likable in almost every role he played.
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* OneSceneWonder: John Ford regulars John Wayne and Andy Devine.
* WTHCastingAgency: Obviously with so many stars, not all the casting would be ideal, but a 54-year-old Creator/JimmyStewart as a 28-year-old morally dubious mountain man stands out. Even ''Stewart'' agreed he was miscast, and only took the role as a favor after the original choice for the role, Gary Cooper, died.

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* OneSceneWonder: John Ford Creator/JohnFord regulars John Wayne Creator/JohnWayne and Andy Devine.
* WTHCastingAgency: Obviously with so many stars, not all the casting would be ideal, but a 54-year-old Creator/JimmyStewart as a 28-year-old morally dubious mountain man stands out. Even ''Stewart'' agreed he was miscast, and only took the role as a favor after the original choice for the role, Gary Cooper, Creator/GaryCooper, died.
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* OneSceneWonder: John Ford regulars John Wayne and Andy Devine.
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* AwesomeMusic: The Overture and Intermission by Alfred Newman combines traditional American songs onto two glorious medlies.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing Karl Malden playing Carroll Baker's father is pretty funny if you've watched ''Film/BabyDoll'', where he was playing her ''fiancé''.
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* LoveToHate: Charlie Gant. Helped by the fact that Eli Wallach was so immensely likeable in almost every role he played.
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* WTHCastingAgency: Obviously with so many stars, not all the casting would be ideal, but a 54-year-old JamesStewart as a 28-year-old morally dubious mountain man stands out. Even ''Stewart'' agreed he was miscast, and only took the role as a favor after the original choice for the role, Gary Cooper, died.

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* WTHCastingAgency: Obviously with so many stars, not all the casting would be ideal, but a 54-year-old JamesStewart Creator/JimmyStewart as a 28-year-old morally dubious mountain man stands out. Even ''Stewart'' agreed he was miscast, and only took the role as a favor after the original choice for the role, Gary Cooper, died.
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* WTHCastingAgency: Obviously with so many stars, not all the casting would be ideal, but a 54-year-old JamesStewart as a 28-year-old morally dubious mountain man stands out. Even ''Stewart'' agreed he was miscast, and only took the role as a favor after the original choice for the role, Gary Cooper, died.
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