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Movie Info

During the 1880s, Englishman Jonathan Tibbs (Kenneth More) journeys to the American West to make a fortune selling firearms. However, when he stops a Native American ambush using his gentlemanly manners, he becomes a hero to the people of the town of Fractured Jaw and is made sheriff. In over his head, Jonathan attempts to bring justice to the anarchic town by befriending a local Sioux tribe. He also tries to win over Kate (Jayne Mansfield), a feisty bartender.

Genre:

comedy, western
Original Language:

English
Director:

Raoul Walsh
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Runtime:

1h 43m
Production Co:

20th Century Fox, Angel Productions

Cast & Crew

Kenneth More
Jonathan Tibbs

Jayne Mansfield
Kate

Henry Hull
Mayor Masters

William Campbell
Keeno

Bruce Cabot
Jack

Robert Morley
Uncle Lucius

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Critic Reviews for The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

All Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)

Some of the jokes may be elderly, but some humour keeps well, like Christmas pudding : my favourite Western chestnut, for instance, the hotel notice saying : 'No spurs in bed.'

December 3, 2019 | Full Review…

Isabel Quigly
The Spectator
The familiar joke...wears thin in this pleasant but repetitious comedy.

December 3, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
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March 24, 2013 | Rating: C+

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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Audience Reviews for The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

Apr 01, 2010

Good comedy that got better as it went along but wouldve been way better without all the singing

Brody M Super Reviewer
Oct 20, 2008

One of Jayne's better efforts, cute comedy nothing earth shaking but a pleasant way to wile away a few hours.

jay n Super Reviewer
Dec 06, 2007

Kenneth More does his affable eccentric Englishman abroad as a gunsmith who inevitably becomes mistaken for a gunslinger during a range war. If film comedy were to be believed, there wasn't a real sheriff to be found in the whole of the west; Wyatt Earp probably really did pet shampoos. It's purely by the numbers stuff, as More woos Jayne Mansfield while inadvertently foiling the stereotypical cowpokes in what is essentially a Carry On film without the innuendo (Sid James even puts in an appearance as the town drunk). The only real surprise is that Mansfield became such a star; her uninspired musical interludes were dubbed by Connie Francis and she sure as hell can't act. Bob Hope and Jane Russell did this routine a whole lot better 10 years earlier in The Paleface films.

xGary X Super Reviewer