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Cable Hogue says … “Do unto others … as you would have others do unto you.” - The Ballad of Cable Hogue
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Title: The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Release Date: 18 Mar 1970

Runtime: 2h 1m

Genre: Comedy, Western, Action

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.968 (204 votes)

Cast

  • Cable Hogue: Jason Robards
  • Hildy: Stella Stevens
  • Ben Fairchild: Slim Pickens
  • Joshua: David Warner
  • Taggart: L.Q. Jones
  • Bowen: Strother Martin
  • Quittner: R.G. Armstrong
  • Cushing: Peter Whitney
  • Clete: Gene Evans
  • Jensen: William Mims
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