The Ballad of Cable Hogue Poster

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

R 03/18/1970 Comedy, Western, Action 2h 1m
70%
User
Score
7.2/10
94%

Cable Hogue says … “Do unto others … as you would have others do unto you.”

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.

Edmund Penney

Writer

John Crawford

Writer

Sam Peckinpah

Director

Gordon T. Dawson

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Cable Hogue

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Hildy

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Ben Fairchild

David Warner

David Warner

Joshua

L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

Taggart

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Bowen

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Quittner

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Cushing

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

Clete

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Media

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) Original Trailer [FHD]

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) Original Trailer [FHD]

Joe Dante on THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE

Joe Dante on THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on May 17, 2017

Peckinpah's lyrical vision of the West provides humour and comfort to director and viewer alike.

The Ballad Of Cable Hogue sees Sam Peckinpah in jolly form. There is nothing here to trouble the censors, a bit of violence here and there - and some nasty human traits seam through the story, but this is purely a funny and touching movie that again deals with a Peckinpah fave theme of the Old West passing. Only difference is here he has his tongue firmly in cheek as he observes the thirst for finance sweeping across the country.

Cable Hogue is a prospector left for dead in the desert by his two double-crossing partners Bowen & Taggart. Wandering across the desert talking to god, Hogue collapses during a sandstorm and finds mud on his boot, after digging down for a while he finds the mira...

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