The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw is a 1958 Western comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Kenneth More and Jayne Mansfield.

He ends up at the small lawless town of Fractured Jaw and inadvertently acquires a reputation for quickness on the draw, due to his wrist-mounted Derringer style weapon.

He is innocently drawn into a range war between the "Box T" and "Lazy S" cattle outfits, both of whom claim sole water rights and, when he proves able to stand up to their hired gunmen, is appointed sheriff.

He attracts the support of Miss Kate, a blonde bombshell hotel owner, who helps him to fight off the hired guns of both cattle ranches, who all want him dead.

With relative peace restored, Jonathan decides to remain in Fractured Jaw, becomes an American citizen and marries Kate.

The studio intended to mold her as a successor to the temperamental Marilyn Monroe, and cast her in Monroe-type roles in The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and a 1957 film adaptation of her Broadway triumph.

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw started filming at Pinewood Studios in England, shooting the interiors and the prologue, which is set in London.

[9] According to Variety, the Spanish section of the film only cost $200,000, including a Western village and Indian camp built twenty miles from Madrid.

American critics gave negative reviews to Mansfield's musical performances in the film, claiming her voice was noticeably dubbed.

Variety said it was "not to be missed", adding, "Who ever greenlighted the starring combo of Jayne Mansfield and Kenneth More in 'The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw' has done themselves and filmgoers a good turn.