The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Cable Hogue says … “Do unto others … as you would have others do unto you.”
Genres
Overview
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 prostitute 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.
Details
Budget
$3716946
Revenue
$5000000
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
1970-03-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
209
Vote Average
7
Jason Robards
Cable Hogue
Stella Stevens
Hildy
Slim Pickens
Ben Fairchild
David Warner
Joshua
L.Q. Jones
Taggart
Strother Martin
Bowen
R.G. Armstrong
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Peter Whitney
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Gene Evans
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William Mims
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Susan O'Connell
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Vaughn Taylor
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Kathleen Freeman
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Max Evans
Webb Seely
James Anderson
Preacher
Felix Nelson
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Darwin Lamb
The Stranger
Mary Munday
Dot
William D. Faralla
Lucius
Matthew Peckinpah
Matthew
Victor Izay
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