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.
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