The Ballad of Cable Hogue

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