Film1970121 min

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Name: The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Genre: Action, Comedy, Western
Released: 1970
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Slim Pickens, David Warner, L. Q. Jones

Taste attributes: actioncomedywesternanimalsromancedramasimplelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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

Boxlist takeUncomplicated and glossy: a western that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 127 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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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.

Synopsis: TMDB