Movies / Cat Ballou (1965)
Runtime: 97 min
Genres: Comedy Musical Western
Languages: English
Countries: USA
This musical spoof of Westerns featured Lee Marvin in dual roles that won him a Best Actor Oscar. Jane Fonda stars as the title character, a prim schoolmarm returning to her hometown of Wolf City, Wyoming, after receiving an Eastern education. On the train ride, Cat meets up with a pair of friendly, charming crooks, Clay Boone (Michael Callan) and his uncle, Jed (Dwayne Hickman), the former becoming hopelessly smitten with the naive but tough Cat. Upon arriving home, Cat discovers that her eccentric father, Frankie (John Marley), is being threatened with bodily harm by a development company that desperately wants his land. When Frankie is murdered by ruthless, noseless killer Tim Strawn (Marvin), Cat straps on a pair of six-shooters and persuades Clay, Jed, and her father's loyal Native American hand Jackson Two-Bears (Tom Nardini) to sign on as her posse. In her quest for revenge, Cat also recruits Kid Shelleen (also played by Marvin), a one-time fearsome gunslinger who's now a hopeless alcoholic. Cat Ballou (1965) is interspersed throughout the narrative with appearances by Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole as a pair of balladeers who comment on the action musically in Greek chorus style. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Elliot Silverstein | ... |
Writers (3) | Credit |
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Frank Pierson | (screenplay) (as Frank R. Pierson) |
Roy Chanslor | (novel "The Ballad of Cat Ballou") |
Walter Newman | (screenplay) and |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Frank De Vol | (as De Vol) |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Charles Nelson | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Jack A. Marta | (director of photography) (as Jack Marta) |
Actors (44) | Credit |
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Arthur Hunnicutt | Butch Cassidy |
Ayllene Gibbons | Hedda (uncredited) |
Bruce Cabot | Sheriff Maledon |
Burt Mustin | Accuser |
Cap Somers | Hangman (uncredited) |
Carol Veazie | Mrs. Parker (uncredited) |
Charles Horvath | Hardcase (uncredited) |
Charles Wagenheim | James (uncredited) |
Chuck Roberson | Armed Guard (uncredited) |
Dorothy Claire | Singing Tart (uncredited) |
Duke Hobbie | Homer (uncredited) |
Dwayne Hickman | Jed |
Elizabeth Harrower | Minor Role (uncredited) |
Erik Sorenson | Sir Harry's Valet (uncredited) |
Everett L. Rohrer | Train Engineer (uncredited) |
Gail Bonney | Mabel Bentley (uncredited) |
George DeNormand | Townsman (uncredited) |
Glen Walters | Townswoman (uncredited) |
Hallene Hill | Honey Girl (uncredited) |
Harry Harvey | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
Herman Hack | Townsman (uncredited) |
Ivan L. Middleton | Train Fireman (uncredited) |
Jack Lilley | Brawler (uncredited) |
Jack Pepper | Banjo Player (uncredited) |
Jane Fonda | Cat Ballou |
Jay C. Flippen | Sheriff Cardigan |
Jimmie Booth | Townsman (uncredited) |
John Francis | Minor Role (uncredited) |
John Marley | Frankie Ballou |
Joseph Hamilton | Frenchie (uncredited) |
Lee Marvin | Shelleen-Strawn |
Maxine Gates | Big Woman (uncredited) |
Michael Callan | Clay Boone |
Nat 'King' Cole | Shouter (as Nat King Cole) |
Nick Cravat | Minor Role (uncredited) |
Patrick Campbell | Undertaker (uncredited) |
Paul Gilbert | Train Messenger |
Reginald Denny | Sir Harry Percival |
Robert Phillips | Klem (uncredited) |
Sailor Vincent | Townsman with Hairpiece (uncredited) |
Stubby Kaye | Shouter |
Syl Lamont | Minor Role (uncredited) |
Ted White | Gunslinger (uncredited) |
Tom Nardini | Jackson Two-Bears |