
Way Out West(1937)
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.


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

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
The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a comedy, western, action film released in 1970 exploring themes of prostitute, homeless person, desert, stagecoach, prospector, reverend. Directed by Sam Peckinpah, it stars Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Slim Pickens. 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.
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