A 1974 film described as a comedy western, it stars James Garner as Lincoln Costain, a Texas cowboy who is on a Pacific Ocean sailing ship against his will, and jumps overboard to be washed up on the big island of Hawaii. The time period is hard to pinpoint, probably the late 1800s. Costain finds himself on the large farm of Henrietta MacAvoy (Vera Miles), whose husband died two years earlier. She’s trying to make it work as a potato farm, but wild cattle keep getting into and eating the crops. She’s helped by her young son Booton (Eric Shea) and a crew of native Hawaiian workers. At first Costain only wants to get back home to Texas, but he’s gradually drawn into a plan to turn the Hawaiians into cowboys to round up wild cattle and sell them. Opposed is rich store owner Calvin Bryson (Robert Culp), who has designs on Henrietta and her property. Much of the film revolves around Costain’s attempts to turn the business around and protect the MacAvoys from attacks by men hired by Bryson.

I enjoyed this, it’s predictable but entertaining. Garner is fine, as are Miles and Shea, and the scenery is beautiful. Garner’s showdown with Culp is satisfying. The running time is 91 minutes, and I watched it on Disney Plus.