The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

121 mins | Comedy, Action, Western | May 13, 1970

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.

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

121 mins | Comedy, Action, Western | May 13, 1970

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Directors Sam Peckinpah
Writers Edmund Penney, Gordon T. Dawson, John Crawford

Cast

Jason Robards

as Cable Hogue

Stella Stevens

as Hildy

Slim Pickens

as Ben Fairchild

David Warner

as Joshua

L.Q. Jones

as Taggart

Strother Martin

as Bowen

R.G. Armstrong

as Quittner

Peter Whitney

as Cushing

Gene Evans

as Clete

William Mims

as Jensen

Susan O'Connell

as Claudia

Vaughn Taylor

as Powell

Kathleen Freeman

as Mrs. Jensen

Max Evans

as Webb Seely

James Anderson

as Preacher

Felix Nelson

as William

Darwin Lamb

as The Stranger

Mary Munday

as Dot

William D. Faralla

as Lucius

Matthew Peckinpah

as Matthew

Victor Izay

as Stage Office Clerk