The Ballad of Cable Hogue poster

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

19702h 1mComedy · Western · Action
directed by Sam Peckinpah

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

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7 / 10
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7.2 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

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