The Over-the-Hill Gang

The Over-the-Hill Gang
Directed by	Jean Yarbrough
Produced by	Shelley Hull
Written by	Jameson Brewer
Starring	Walter Brennan Pat O'Brien Chill Wills Edgar Buchanan Gypsy Rose Lee Andy Devine Jack Elam
Music by	Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography	Henry Cronjager Jr.
Editing by	Joseph Gluck
Distributed by	ABC
Release date(s)	October 7, 1969
Running time	75 min.
Country
Language	English
Followed by	The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
IMDb profile

The Over-the-Hill Gang is a 1969 TV-movie Western comedy about aging Texas Rangers starring Walter Brennan and Pat O'Brien. Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, and Jack Elam play supporting roles. The film was written by Richard Carr and directed by George McCowan.

A sequel called The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again was produced the following year, with Brennan, Wills, Buchanan, Devine, and Burt Mustin reprising their roles while Fred Astaire replaces O'Brien in the lead.

[edit] Cast

Walter Brennan ... Nash Crawford
Pat O'Brien ... Captain Oren Hayes
Chill Wills ... Gentleman George Agnew
Edgar Buchanan ... Jason Fitch
Gypsy Rose Lee ... Cassie
Andy Devine ... Judge Amos Polk
Jack Elam ... Sheriff Clyde Barnes
Edward Andrews ... Mayor Nard Lundy
Ricky Nelson ... Jeff Rose
Kristin Harmon ... Hannah Rose (as Kristen Nelson)
William Smith ... Amos
Myron Healey ... Deputy Tucker
Burt Mustin ... Old Man
Almira Sessions ... Mrs. Fletcher
Robert Karnes ... Sheriff