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The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) -- A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.

Overview

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7.3/10   2,600 votes
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Director:
Sam Peckinpah
Writers:
John Crawford (writer)
Edmund Penney (writer)
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Release Date:
22 May 1970 (Finland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Western more
Tagline:
Cable Hogue says..."Do unto others... as you would have others do unto you."
Plot:
A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Lyrical and touching fable lamenting the passing of the mythic "Old West.". more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jason Robards ... Cable Hogue
Stella Stevens ... Hildy
David Warner ... Joshua
Strother Martin ... Bowen
Slim Pickens ... Ben Fairchild
L.Q. Jones ... Taggart
Peter Whitney ... Cushing
R.G. Armstrong ... Quittner
Gene Evans ... Clete
William Mims ... Jensen
Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Jensen

Susan O'Connell ... Claudia
Vaughn Taylor ... Powell
Max Evans ... Webb Seely
James Anderson ... Preacher
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Hogue's Castle was a real-life hotel which was acquired in Bishop, California. It was packed-up and transported along with its own furniture to its shooting location across the border in Nevada. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Cable leaves the land claim office, he walks in front of a black horse facing right. The next shot the black horse is facing left. more
Quotes:
Hildy: [Talking about going to San Francisco] When I do, I'm gonna be the ladyest damn lady you saw. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Ladiest Damn'd Lady: An Afternoon with Stella Stevens (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Three Hours Early more

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12 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Lyrical and touching fable lamenting the passing of the mythic "Old West."., 31 March 1999
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Author: munilaw from Prunedale, CA

If you think Sam Peckinpah only made violent films, you owe it to yourself to rent this from your video store. A lovely, lyrical, and emotionally satisfying fable about the last western hero, trying to scratch out an existence as he watches his era pass him by. Wonderful performances by Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, and David Warner; an entertaining script; all directed with a light and subtle touch - for a change - by Sam Peckinpah. Although I am a great fan of the Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs, and Major Dundee, Cable Hogue is in my opinion Peckinpah's masterpiece.

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