Waterhole #3 (1967)

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers:

Joseph T. Steck (written by) and
Robert R. Young (written by)

Release Date:

17 November 1967 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

This is the West as it really was. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!

Plot Keywords:

Campfire | Derringer | Waterhole | Prostitute | Critically Bashed

Cast

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
Jay Ose	...	Bartender
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	...	Cowpoke (as Buzz Henry)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Miller	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
William A. Graham		(as William Graham)

Writing credits
Joseph T. Steck		(written by) and
Robert R. Young		(written by) (as R.R. Young)

Produced by
Owen Crump	....	executive producer
Joseph T. Steck	....	producer
Ken Wales	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Dave Grusin

Cinematography by
Robert Burks

Film Editing by
Warren Low

Production Design by
Fernando Carrere

Set Decoration by
Reg Allen
Jack Stevens

Costume Design by
Jack Bear

Makeup Department
Emile LaVigne	....	makeup artist
Nellie Manley	....	hair stylist
Wally Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Clem Beauchamp	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel McCauley	....	assistant director (as Daniel J. McCauley)

Art Department
Gene Lauritzen	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joe Edmondson	....	sound recordist
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
Paul K. Lerpae	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	....	stunts (uncredited)

Other crew
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	....	special action sequence (as Buzz Henry)

Production Companies

• Geoffrey Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Paramount (1968) (France) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1971) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) (cut: 12 f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:Approved | UK:15 (re-rating) (1988) | UK:AA (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Geoffrey Productions

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.

Quotes:

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

A solid western with some nice humor and music

This movie incorporated some good dialogue, enjoyable scenery, and a nice job on the title song and narration by Roger Miller. One of the most memorable scenes involves the old standard gunfight which most definitely will generate some laughs if you've seen one too many shootouts. I thoroughly enjoyed this western and gave it a Waterhole #8.