The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

19761976
PGPG
1h 43min

A female hustler is chasing after rich men, but becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card shark through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him.A female hustler is chasing after rich men, but becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card shark through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him.A female hustler is chasing after rich men, but becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card shark through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him.

5.7/10

1.8K

Director
- Melvin Frank
Writers
- Melvin Frank(screenplay)
- Barry Sandler(screenplay)
- Jack Rose(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Goldie Hawn in The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)

George Segal in The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)

Goldie Hawn, George Segal, and Conrad Janis in The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)

It's 1882 on the Barbary Coast. Charlie Malloy aka the Dirtwater Fox, makes his living cheating at cards. His latest venture however is stealing $40,000 from a bunch of outlaws. Bluebird, a saloon performer and prostitute, wants an easy life. When a Mormon, Josiah Widdicombe, comes to town, Bluebird has the idea that being the seventh wife of a Mormon would be a good life - she only has to work once every seven days. She steals Malloy's bag with the money, unaware of the amount inside. She only wants enough to buy a dress to masquerade as a duchess for Widdicombe. The ruse works. On Bluebird's way to Salt Lake City, Malloy catches up with her. Although Bluebird still has every intention of becoming a Mormon wife, the two decide to partner on the scheme of Mormon riches. All the while, the outlaws are on their tail after their $40,000. —Huggo

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Taglines
- Once upon a time, if the rustlers didn't get you, the hustlers did.
Genres
- Comedy
- Western
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The nick-names of the lead female character played by Goldie Hawn) were "Bluebird" and "The Duchess of Swansbury". Hawn's character's real name is "Amanda Quaid" in the end credits, yet this name is never spoken at all during the film.

Goofs
When Malloy falls off his horse and remounts, the remount is reverse footage of the fall as the people in the background are moving backwards.

Quotes
Charlie 'Dirtwater Fox' Malloy: Hold it! Hold it! Hold it! Now let's not get carried away with blood lust. Where is our cup of human kindness? Where's it runneth to?
Cowboy: It runneth right up your ass, that's where it's runneth to! Somebody get a rope!

Connections
Featured in It'll Be Alright on the Night (1977)

Soundtracks
Please Don't Touch My Plums
Words by Sammy Cahn and Melvin Frank
Music by Charles Fox
Performed by Goldie Hawn (uncredited)

Top review

9/10

A Romp!

Although the music may be a little dated now, I believe any fun-minded viewer will find this offering to be a thoroughly enjoyable romp.

George Segal and Goldie Hawn are at their best and deliver one delightful comic situation after another, much like, and in my opinion, better than, Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster in the also enjoyable but more recent "Maverick." I wouldn't be surprised if Mel and Jodie, not to mention the "Maverick" producers, wisely drew on this film for inspiration as the chemistry is interchangeable between the two movies.

One of many moments not to be forgotten is in the excellent turn of Conrad Janis as the blissfully unaware mark or the sidesplitting pig-Latin (pig-German?) argument Hawn and Segal develop in his presence.

I would very much like to see this film again and so will you.

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