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Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)

91 min  -  Comedy | Western  -   March 1971 (Austria)
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Ass-breaker Dingus Magee is looking for a gold train when he comes upon old acquaintance Hoke Birdsill on stage to San Francisco... See full summary »

Director:

Burt Kennedy

Writers:

David Markson (book), Tom Waldman (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Sinatra ...
Dingus Billy Magee
George Kennedy ...
Herkimer 'Hoke' Birdsill
Anne Jackson ...
Belle Nops (mayor of Yerkey's Hole)
Lois Nettleton Lois Nettleton ...
Prudence Frost (schoolteacher)
Jack Elam ...
Michele Carey Michele Carey ...
Anna Hot Water
John Dehner John Dehner ...
Brig. Gen. George
Henry Jones Henry Jones ...
Rev. Green
Harry Carey Jr. Harry Carey Jr. ...
Charles Stuart
Paul Fix ...
Crazy Blanket (Anna's father)
Marya Christen Marya Christen ...
China Poppy (Belle's maid)
Terry Wilson Terry Wilson ...
Sergeant
Willis Bouchey Willis Bouchey ...
Ira Teasdale
Tom Fadden Tom Fadden ...
Trooper
Mina Martinez Mina Martinez ...
Belle's girl
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Storyline

Ass-breaker Dingus Magee is looking for a gold train when he comes upon old acquaintance Hoke Birdsill on stage to San Francisco, and robs him of his money. Hoke goes to the nearby town of Yerkey's Hole, where Belle Knops is both mayor and bordello-mistress. She appoints Hoke Town Sheriff and tries to get him to stir up the Indians so the soldiers at the nearby fort (the main customers) won't go to Little Big Horn. Dingus tries to stir up more trouble and get involved with the pale, baby-talking Indian, Anna. The film is a send-up of the oft-repeated phrase "the Code of the West" and exaggerates it and what it stands for into the ridiculousness that it is. Written by Scott Andrew Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>  

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Code Of The West | Brothel | Beautiful Woman | Robbery | Chest  | See more »

Taglines:

Sinatra plays cowboys and indians for adults! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Western

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some bawdy humor (re-rating) See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Austria) See more »

Also Known As:

Balada o Dingusu Mageeju See more »

Filming Locations:

Mescal, Arizona, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Dingus Billy Magee was written as a 19-year-old, and had to be re-written to accommodate Frank Sinatra's casting. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In several shots during the cavalry troop scene, Anna is replaced by an obvious stunt double wearing skin-colored tights, including when Dingus and Anna run their horses into the wagon 'half-moon', and when driving the gunpowder wagon away from the cavalry. See more »

Quotes

Belle Nops: These army drills are hard on the girls.
China Poppy: Soldiers hard on, too.
Belle Nops: You can say *that* again.
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Connections

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gunslinger (#6.11)" (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Dirty Dingus Magee"
Written by Mack David
Performed by The Mike Curb Congregation See more »