A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 10 wins & 15 nominations total
Nat 'King' Cole
- Shouter
- (as Nat King Cole)
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- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Herman Boden
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Mabel Bentley
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Booth
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaNat 'King' Cole had a nightly singing engagement at a Lake Tahoe nightclub. He would commute daily between Lake Tahoe and the set in order to do both. Everyone noticed that Cole was coughing a great deal whenever he was on the set and losing weight, but most figured he was just running himself down with such a gruelling schedule. Unbeknownst to them and to Cole himself, he was already very sick with lung cancer.
- GoofsWhen the "runaway" beer wagon topples over, a cable can be seen running from the top of its "Brennan's Brewery" sign to the left foreground, pulling the wagon over.
- Quotes
Cat Ballou: Some gang! An Indian ranch hand, a drunken gunfighter, a sex maniac, and an uncle!
- Crazy creditsThe Torch Lady in the Columbia Pictures logo changes her gown to Cat Ballou's cowboy outfit and fires her guns several times.
- ConnectionsEdited into A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Cat Ballou
(uncredited)
Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston
Performed by Stubby Kaye & Nat 'King' Cole
Featured review
Riotous, slam-bang Western comedy!
In the most lighthearted roles of their careers, Academy Award-winner Jane Fonda (Klute, Coming Home) and Lee Marvin (winner of the Best Actor Oscar for this performance) shine as the title character, a virtuous young schoolmarm who sets out to avenge the death of her father Frankie (played by John Marley), and as drunken sharpshooter Kid Shelleen, who agrees to help the young woman go after the killer(s). Along for the ride are Clay Boone (Michael Callan), a handsome young felon who is sheltered by Cat and falls in love with her; Jed (Dwayne Hickman), Clay's Bible-thumping uncle, and Jackson Two-Bears (Tom Nardini, who is hilarious), the Ballou's hired hand who philosophically comments on the treatment of Native Americans. Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye are enjoyable as troubadours who sing the plot of the movie as it moves along. Fonda never looked more beautiful, Marvin is a hoot (as Shelleen and his twin brother, the silver-nosed Tim Strawn), and the screenplay (by Walter Newman, Frank R. Pierson and Roy Chanslor, from his novel) is remarkable. Memorable scenes include the opening train sequence, the brawl at the square dance, the showdown between Cat and Sir Percival (played by character actor Reginald Denny) and the conclusion at the gallows. Delightful from start to finish! ***1/2 out of ****
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