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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Bruce Cabot Sheriff Maledon
Michael Callan Clay Boone
Jay C. Flippen Sheriff Cardigan
Jane Fonda Cat Ballou
Paul Gilbert Train messenger
Dwayne Hickman Jed
Arthur Hunnicutt Butch Cassidy
Stubby Kaye Shouter
John Marley Frankie Ballou
Lee Marvin Kid Shelleen/Tim Strawn
Burt Mustin Accuser
Tom Nardini Jackson Two-Bears
Nat "King" Cole Shouter
Reginald Denny Sir Harry Percival

Production Crew

Roy Chanslor Book Author
Miriam Nelson Choreography
Jack A. Marta Cinematographer
Frank De Vol Composer (Music Score)
Jerry Livingston Composer (Music Score)
Mack David Composer (Music Score)
Bill Thomas Costume Designer
Elliot Silverstein Director
Charles Nelson Editor
Harold Hecht Producer
Frank Pierson Screenwriter
Roy Chanslor Screenwriter
Walter Newman Screenwriter
Jerry Livingston Songwriter
Mack David Songwriter
Year: 1965
Runtime: 96
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature


Color type
Pathe Color

Produced by
Columbia Pictures

Release
by Columbia Pictures

Awards
1965 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
1965 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association