The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

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

121 min★ 7.2 · 11,534 votes

• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance

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.

Release date

March 18, 1970

Country of origin

United States

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Budget

$3,716,946

Box office

$5,000,000