His younger brother Timothy O'Toole (Steve Carlson) is a womanizer who romanced Bonnie Lou, the daughter of McClanahan, an angry father armed with a shotgun.

Shortly after arriving in Molybdenum, Timothy befriends the family of spinster Callie Burdyne (Pat Carroll) and her brother Gurnie (Ted Claassen), while Michael is mistaken by elderly sheriff Ed Hatfield (Allyn Joslyn) for the notorious outlaw "Desperate" Ambrose Littleberry (also played by John Astin) and jailed to wait for a trial, which is likely to end in execution by hanging.

Desperate spends most of his time with his gang of outlaws instead of being henpecked by his violent girlfriend Paloma (Lee Meriwether), who demands marriage after five years of cohabitation, as well as the return of a silver-framed photograph of her mother.

After hearing that another man is to be executed in his name, Desperate disguises himself and sneaks into Michael's trial, but is forced to flee when he is identified publicly by an angry Paloma.

The cast that received billing on the movie poster, in alphabetical order: The cast is introduced in the opening credits with statements such as "The international favorite Mr. John Astin", "Mistress Pat Carroll", and "The Lusty Lee Meriwether" followed by "With a company of players including...." listing other actors, ending with "All ably abetted by an accomplished and harmonious group, including..." to introduce the crew.

[1] The primary business of the production company CVD Studios, previously known as Creative Visual Dynamics, was producing television advertisements and short films.

"[4] Cinematographer Allen Daviau had previously worked on only short films including Mooch Goes to Hollywood with director Richard Erdman.

"[7] Perry Stewart of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram characterized the film as "slick and funny" in which "Astin excels in both halves of his dual role", but criticized the musical score as "mostly forgettable, but there are some toe-tapping moments on-screen provided by Rufus Krisp Blue Grass, a sort of poor man's edition of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.