The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

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  • THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE


    DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY SAM PECKINPAH
    PRODUCED BY GORDON T. DAWSON/ WILLIAM D. FARALLA/ PHILL FELDMAN (Associates)
    WARNER BROS. PICTURES

    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. I
    t 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 whore 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


    Full Cast
    Jason Robards ... Cable Hogue
    Stella Stevens ... Hildy
    David Warner ... Joshua
    Strother Martin ... Bowen
    Slim Pickens ... Ben Fairchild
    L.Q. Jones ... Taggart
    Peter Whitney ... Cushing
    R.G. Armstrong ... Quittner
    Gene Evans ... Clete
    William Mims ... Jensen
    Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Jensen
    Susan O'Connell ... Claudia
    Vaughn Taylor ... Powell
    Max Evans ... Webb Seely
    James Anderson ... Preacher
    Felix Nelson ... William
    Darwin Lamb ... The Stranger (as Darwin W. Lamb)
    Mary Munday ... Dot
    William D. Faralla ... Lucius
    Matthew Peckinpah ... Matthew
    Victor Izay ... Stage Office Clerk
    Easy Pickens ... Easy


    Writing Credits
    John Crawford (written by) and
    Edmund Penney (written by)
    Gordon T. Dawson uncredited


    Original Music
    Jerry Goldsmith


    Cinematography
    Lucien Ballard


    Trivia
    Sam Peckinpah started work on this film almost immediately after finishing work on the landmark The Wild Bunch. That is why Strother Martin and L.Q. Jones were cast in similar roles in both films.


    This film fell weeks behind schedule due to bad weather. When they could not film, director Sam Peckinpah and his cast and crew would drink. When the film did wrap production, the bar bill came to over $70,000.


    Several crew members were fired from this film. It was the job of one crew member to have bus tickets back to Los Angeles for a fired crew member. If someone lost their job, Sam Peckinpah would ask, "Do you have a bus ticket for them?"


    This was the favorite film of the director. Often, when asked to speak about his work, he brought a print of this film to show, instead of one of his more famous works.


    The production base for the film was at Echo Bay, Nevada.


    Hogue's Castle was a real-life hotel which was acquired in Bishop, California. It was packed-up and transported along with its own furniture to its shooting location across the border in Nevad


    Goofs
    Anachronisms
    When the Rev. Sloan is comforting Claudia and unbuttons her blouse, it is obvious that her skirt has a zipper. The movie takes place in 1908, but the modern zipper that would be used on clothing wasn't designed until 1913 and patented in 1917.


    Continuity
    When Cable leaves the land claim office, he walks in front of a black horse facing right. The next shot the black horse is facing left.


    In the opening scene, Hogue confronts a Gila monster. In the first shot, the lizard is on a large rock with its front left paw slipping over the side of the rock. After cutting to a shot of Hogue, the view returns to the gila monster who is now standing in the middle of the same rock with no time or ability to have moved.


    Revealing mistakes
    When Hildy is giving Hogue a bath and he gets out. as he is wrapping the towel around him, you can see his underwear on both sides of the towel.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Apache Junction, Arizona, USA
    Apacheland Studios - 4369 S. Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, Arizona, USA
    Arizona, USA
    Eaves Movie Ranch - 105 Rancho Alegre Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
    Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    Nevada, USA
    New Mexico, USA
    Overton, Nevada, USA
    Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
    Valley of Fire State Park - Route 169, Overton, Nevada, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah
    and starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner.
    Set in the Arizona desert during a period when the frontier was closing,
    the film follows three years in the life of a failed prospector.
    While unmistakably a Western, the movie is quite unconventional for the genre and for the director.
    It contains only a few brief scenes of violence and gunplay,
    relying more on a subtly crafted story that could better be characterized as comedic in nature.



    User Review

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • I watched this movie for the first time almost a year ago now and I absolutely fell in love with it. It has stayed with me for most of the year even though I haven't revisited it again. It's a very special movie, a non-typical western with a lot of heart.


    Have to watch it again soon. Very soon.

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