Waterhole #3 (1967)

Sergeant Foggers and two confederate soldiers lay their hands on gold bullion belonging to the army, taking at the same time a certain Ben Akajnian hostage. Then they bury the loot near an ... See full summary »

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers:

Joseph T. Steck, Robert R. Young

Stars:

James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Margaret Blye

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Coburn	...	Lewton Cole
Carroll O'Connor	...	Sheriff John H. Copperud
Margaret Blye	...	Billee Copperud
Claude Akins	...	MSgt. Henry J. Foggers
Timothy Carey	...	Hilb
Bruce Dern	...	Deputy Samuel P. Tippen
Joan Blondell	...	Lavinia
James Whitmore	...	Capt. Shipley
Harry Davis	...	Ben
Roy Jenson	...	Doc Quinlen
Robert Cornthwaite	...	Clerk (George)
Jim Boles	...	Cpl. Blyth
Steve Whittaker	...	Soldier #1
Ted Markland	...	Soldier #2
Rupert Crosse	...	Prince

Storyline

Sergeant Foggers and two confederate soldiers lay their hands on gold bullion belonging to the army, taking at the same time a certain Ben Akajnian hostage. Then they bury the loot near an isolated waterhole in the desert. Some time later, Lewton Cole, a professional gambler, fights a duel with one of the robbers, kills him and finds the map of the treasure on his body. Stopping at the small town of Integrity, Cole, in order to escape Sheriff Copperud locks him up in his own jail-house, steals his horse and even finds the time to "seduce and abandon" Billee, the sheriff's comely daughter. The indignant father catches up with Lewton, arrests him and grabs the gold. But Foggers and his accomplice attack him, relieve him of the treasure and free Cole...

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Plot Keywords:

campfire | derringer | waterhole | prostitute | critically bashed | 

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Taglines:

WANTED! He's a skunk. A varmit. A louse. A girlnapper. But what are you gonna do, folks! He's the hero.

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1967 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Waterhole No. 3

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Geoffrey Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Excluding action during the credits, this film features approximately 665 shots in 5560 seconds - an Average Shot Length (ASL) of about 8.4 seconds.

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Goofs

Billee goes out to the barn to gather some eggs. She's pulling eggs from right next to a chicken that remains motionless the whole time she is there.

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Quotes

Narrator: The code of the west says do unto others... do unto others before they do it unto you.

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Soundtracks

"The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West)
Lyrics by Robert Wells
Music by Dave Grusin
Performed by Roger Miller

User Reviews

" A Map worth a killing is worth tracking down, so off to Intregity town "

If you ever want to see a film that has hilarity throughout the entire film, then you've got to see this one. "Waterhole # 3" is one of the best western comedies ever made as it has nearly all the classic clichés written into it. It is the Code of the West which makes this film flow from beginning to end. It says, do onto others, before they do it onto you. When the producers selected the actors for this film, they struck gold. Herein we have handsome, broad smiling and ever so crafty James Coburn as Lewton Cole. He's a gambler who learns of a shipment of Gold hidden somewhere near a watering hole and all he has to do is outwit, the outlaws who have it, the Army who wants it back and the lawmen who get in his way. Carroll O'Connor plays Sheriff John H. Copperud, a law officer who believes when it comes to rape, 'a man picks his fruit from the nearest tree.' Claude Akins is MSgt. Henry J. Foggers, who trades his career for a chance to be rich. Bruce Dern plays Deputy Samuel P. Tippen. James Whitmore plays 30 year Capt. Shipley and Roy Jenson is superb as dangerous Doc Quinlen. ****