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The Ballad of Cable Hogue ()

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A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.
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Cable Hogue
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Hildy
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Reverend Joshua Douglas Sloan
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Bowen
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Ben Fairchild
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Taggart
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Cushing
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Quittner
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Clete
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Jensen
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Mrs. Jensen
Susan O'Connell ...
Claudia
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Powell
Max Evans ...
Webb Seely
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Preacher
Felix Nelson ...
William
Darwin Lamb ...
The Stranger (as Darwin W. Lamb)
Mary Munday ...
Dot
William D. Faralla ...
Lucius
Matthew Peckinpah ...
Matthew
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Stage Office Clerk
Easy Pickens ...
Easy

Directed by

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Sam Peckinpah ... (directed by)

Written by

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John Crawford ... (written by) and
Edmund Penney ... (written by)
 
Gordon T. Dawson ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Gordon T. Dawson ... associate producer (as Gordon Dawson)
William D. Faralla ... co-producer (as William Faralla)
Phil Feldman ... executive producer
Sam Peckinpah ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Lucien Ballard ... director of photography

Editing by

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Lou Lombardo ... film editor
Frank Santillo ... film editor

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Leroy Coleman

Set Decoration by

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Jack Mills

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Kathryn Blondell ... hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell)
Al Fleming ... makeup artist
Gary Liddiard ... makeup artist

Production Management

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George Templeton ... unit production manager (as Dink Templeton)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Gaudioso ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Don Rush ... sound
Tex Rudloff ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Dan Wallin ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

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Bud Hulburd ... special effects

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Mickey Gilbert ... stunts (uncredited)
Steve Ward ... stunts (uncredited)
Troy Ward ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... stunts (uncredited)

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Thomas Laughridge ... camera operator (uncredited)
Roger Shearman Jr. ... camera operator (uncredited)
Harry Young ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

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Robert Fletcher ... costumes: Miss Stevens

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Sonny Burke ... music supervisor
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator
Dan Wallin ... score mixer (uncredited)

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Frank Kowalski ... dialogue supervisor
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a sex worker from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach. Written by John Oswalt

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Taglines Cable Hogue says..."Do unto others... as you would have others do unto you." See more »
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Also Known As
  • Un nommé Cable Hogue (France)
  • La balada de Cable Hogue (Spain)
  • Cable Hogue - præriens tørstige mand (Denmark)
  • Balade apie Keiblą Hougą (Lithuania)
  • La balada del desierto (Uruguay)
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Runtime
  • 121 min
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Box Office

Budget $3,716,946 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $5,000,000, 31 Dec 1980

Did You Know?

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Trivia Production on the film fell weeks behind schedule due to bad weather. When filming was suspended, director Sam Peckinpah, along with cast and crew, would drink. When filming finally wrapped, the bar bill came to over $70,000 (equivalent to over $500,000 in 2022). See more »
Goofs When the Rev. Sloan is comforting Claudia and unbuttons her blouse, it is obvious that her skirt has a zipper. The movie takes place in 1908, but the modern zipper that would be used on clothing wasn't designed until 1913 and patented in 1917. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004). See more »
Soundtracks Tomorrow is the Song I Sing (Main Title) See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Reverend Joshua Sloan: Lord, as the day draws towards evening, this life grows to the end of us all, we say "Adieu" to our friend. Take him, Lord, but knowing Cable, I suggest you do not take him lightly. Amen.
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