A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jason Robards | ... | Cable Hogue | |
| Stella Stevens | ... | Hildy | |
| David Warner | ... | Reverend Joshua Douglas Sloan | |
| Strother Martin | ... | Bowen | |
| Slim Pickens | ... | Ben Fairchild | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Taggart | |
| Peter Whitney | ... | Cushing | |
| R.G. Armstrong | ... | Quittner | |
| Gene Evans | ... | Clete | |
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William Mims | ... | Jensen |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | Mrs. Jensen | |
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Susan O'Connell | ... | Claudia |
| Vaughn Taylor | ... | Powell | |
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Max Evans | ... | Webb Seely |
| James Anderson | ... | Preacher | |
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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 <jao@jao.com>
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arizona desert | arizona territory | territory | buxom | big breasts |Taglines:
Cable Hogue says..."Do unto others... as you would have others do unto you." See more »Parents Guide:
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18 March 1970 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,716,946 (estimated)Company Credits
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Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Lyrics by Richard Gillis
Performed by Richard Gillis
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The automobile featured in the film is the "Leslie Special," from The Great Race (1965). The car was repainted from white to green, and the red upholstery replaced with white upholstery. See more »Goofs
When Strother Martin is in the sand pit, his hat is shot off by Cable Hogue. However, the gun shot sound comes significantly after the hat flies off. See more »Soundtracks
WaitingMusic by Jerry Goldsmith
Lyrics by Richard Gillis
Performed by Richard Gillis
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Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) is left in the desert without any water.After a few days he finds a springs with lots of water. He offers some water to the stagecoach passengers for money. Until the automobiles take over.He becomes a friend with a preacher Joshua Sloane (David Warner).In the nearest town lives a whore called Hildy (Stella Stevens) who becomes Cable's lover and later they move together.Sam Peckinpah directed a terrific western comedy in 1970-one year after he directed The Wild Bunch.Some people may not like it so much because it isn't as violent as The Wild Bunch but I don't mind, I don't mind at all. The casting in the movie is brilliant.Jason Robards was a perfect man to play Cable Hogue.The movie has many memorable scenes.The Ballad of Cable Hogue left a good taste in my mouth- and I still haven't got it out.