A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.
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- Walter Newman(screenplay)
- Frank Pierson(screenplay)
- Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
- Stars
- Walter Newman(screenplay)
- Frank Pierson(screenplay)
- Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
- Stars
Nat 'King' Cole
- Shouter
- (as Nat King Cole)
Oscar Blank
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Herman Boden
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Mabel Bentley
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Booth
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Walter Newman(screenplay)
- Frank Pierson(screenplay)
- Roy Chanslor(based on a novel by)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaNat 'King' Cole had a nightly singing engagement at a Lake Tahoe nightclub. He would commute daily between Lake Tahoe and the set in order to do both. Everyone noticed that Cole was coughing a great deal whenever he was on the set and losing weight, but most figured he was just running himself down with such a gruelling schedule. Unbeknownst to them and to Cole himself, he was already very sick with lung cancer.
- GoofsDuring the harvest festival/fight scene, two cowboys are fighting and fall into the food table, knocking it over. What appears to be roast chicken is obviously fake, as it falls off the table and bounces several times, indicating it is light and likely hollow.
- Quotes
Jackson Two-Bears: Kid, Kid, what a time to fall off the wagon. Look at your eyes.
Kid Shelleen: What's wrong with my eyes?
Jackson Two-Bears: Well they're red, bloodshot.
Kid Shelleen: You ought to see 'em from my side.
- Crazy creditsThe Torch Lady in the Columbia Pictures logo changes her gown to Cat Ballou's cowboy outfit and fires her guns several times.
- ConnectionsEdited into A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Cat Ballou
(uncredited)
Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston
Performed by Stubby Kaye & Nat 'King' Cole
Review
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Lee Marvin deserved the Oscar!
I watched Cat Ballou again the other day after a gap of over 35 years. A spoof western, definitely. That Lee Marvin should not have won the Oscar? No way. It is far more difficult to carry off a role in what is obviously a pastiche than to excel in a serious dramatic part. Lee Marvin plays it to perfection. Watch his face in the bar scene in the hole in the wall, desperately trying to catch the moment to propose a toast - "I'll drink to that!". It's brilliant. This film has to be watched in the context of its time. It is no good trying to compare it to today's special effects dominated blockbusters or Pixar animations. The semi-musical format was innovative, and remains so today. Cat Ballou is a perfect example of 60's "cool".
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- jeremyfd
- Apr 4, 2004
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- 1 hour 37 minutes
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