Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Nonureva Really Surprised!

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

slymusic After James Stewart and Henry Fonda appeared together in a Western called "Firecreek" (1968), it was wisely decided that the two old friends should be paired together in another Western, only this time they would actually play off of their real-life friendship. Written by James Lee Barrett and directed by - of all people - Gene Kelly, this project would be titled "The Cheyenne Social Club." John O'Hanlan (Stewart) and Harley Sullivan (Fonda) are two Texas wranglers, the former soon learning that he has inherited a place from his deceased brother known as the Cheyenne Social Club. Not knowing what kind of establishment it is, the two old cowpokes decide to make the thousand-mile trek northbound. Soon enough, they find out exactly what kind of place this "social club" is.Two highlights: Probably the funniest scene in the whole piece occurs near the beginning when Harley chatters endlessly during the opening credits as he and John ride to Cheyenne; John finally gets a word in edgewise after they've travelled their thousand miles. And when John learns that Pauline (Elaine Devry) supposedly has a bad liver, he walks into her room and gives her some money so that she may see a doctor; Pauline, however, thinks that this money is meant for a little something else.The making of "The Cheyenne Social Club" was not a most pleasant experience. Henry Fonda reportedly didn't want to do the picture at all, trying to get Jack Elam to replace him; certainly, Jack Elam is a wonderful actor (one of my favorite Western bad guys, in fact), but no doubt this film would have been quite different had Elam stepped into the role of Harley Sullivan. As for James Stewart, he was suffering two major losses. First, he could scarcely be expected to recover from the recent death of his stepson Ronald McLean, who was active in the Vietnam War. Second, the horse that Stewart rode in every one of his Westerns for twenty-some years, named Pie, was too ill for Stewart to ride in this Western; Pie died shortly after filming wrapped. Fonda, Gene Kelly, and some of the other crew were well aware of Stewart's sadness on the set and apparently tried to help him out as best they could; Fonda even pleasantly surprised Stewart by presenting him with a watercolor painting that he did of Pie.

matchettja Is "The Cheyenne Social Club" a comedy or action Western? Director Gene Kelly tries to combine the two with very uneven results. Cowboy James Stewart receives a letter telling him that he has inherited property from his late brother so he starts out for Cheyenne along with his buddy, Henry Fonda. It is only after he arrives that Stewart finds out the Cheyenne Social Club is not a boarding house or saloon as he supposed, but, well, something else. Director Kelly plays up the discomfort Stewart feels being the not so proud owner and his futile efforts to close the place down, but most of the jokes in that vein fall flat. That is not to say we can't find humor as, for example, Stewart changing his politics when he fancies himself as a businessman, or Fonda cracking nuts at inopportune moments. Fonda's speeches as the credits are rolling are hilarious. Stewart listens politely until he can't take any more and finally has to tell Fonda to shut up. The movie is at its best when these two old pros are interacting with one another.

Michael O'Keefe Gene Kelly directs this occasionally funny western. Star power galore does not mean a top notch movie. John O'Hanlan(James Stewart) inherits a Texas landmark...well, its actually a popular whore house. Down on his luck O'Hanlan talks his good friend Harley Sullivan(Henry Fonda)to help him run it. Yes, there is some laughs; but this movie seems way beneath efforts and reputations of both Stewart and Fonda. Situational comedy just doesn't seem to be even par with the cast.Stewart and Fonda work very well together. Others of note in the cast: Sue Ane Langdon, Shirley Jones, Dabbs Greer, Elaine Devry and Arch Johnson.

rdu My lasting memory from seeing this film in a large screen theater in 1970 is the opening scene: Fonda and Stewart at work on a snowy range with other cowboys before Stewart gets notified of his inheritance. I don't think the film made much money upon initial release, but when it was shown on US network television in the late seventies, it was the number one telecast for the week. Back in those pre multi cable days, I'm sure some grasping producer (Glenn Larson type) was contemplating a pilot for a few weeks.