Sting of the West
Tedeum (internationally released as Sting of the West, Father Jackleg and Con Men) is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The title role was initially offered to Tomas Milian, who eventually refused. Plot
Tedeum and his parents and granddad are all con men travelling around in a sailboat on wheels. When he inherits a mine from another well-known con man he assumes that it is false and tries to sell it. His first attempts turns out to be at the Texas’ sheriff convention and he has to escape together with another con man who is disguised as a monk. However, the mine does in fact exist, and the big boss Grant is out for it, though his confrontations with Tedeum usually ends in him losing his pants. Two female con men, the strong Betty and the beautiful Wendy, also get involved. In the end we find Grant, Tedeum, the monk and Tedeum's father as inmates of Laredo prison – because the mine lies right under it! Cast 
 Jack Palance as Buck Santini/Father Jackleg
 Giancarlo Prete as Tedeum (as Timothy Brent)
 Lionel Stander as Stinky Manure
 Francesca Romana Coluzzi as Betty Brown
 Riccardo Garrone as Sheriff
 Maria Vico as Ma Manure
 Eduardo Fajardo as Mr. Grant
 Renzo Palmer as Rags Manure
 Mabel Karin as Wendy Brown

Reception
In his investigation of narrative structures in Spaghetti Western films, Fridlund describes Sting of the West as one of the most hardcore followers of They Call Me Trinity and Trinity Is Still My Name in its employment of smell and gluttony jokes, con men (and women), (fake) religion and low comedy. References

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1972 films
Films directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Spaghetti Western films
1972 Western (genre) films
Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Films shot in Almería
1970s Italian films