The Ballad of Cable Hogue (
1970) | IMDb:
7.2
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.
Starring:
Jason Robards
,
Stella Stevens
,
Slim Pickens
,
David Warner
,
L.Q. Jones
,
Strother Martin
The Misfits (
1961) | IMDb:
7.2
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
Starring:
Marilyn Monroe
,
Clark Gable
,
Eli Wallach
,
Montgomery Clift
,
Thelma Ritter
,
James Barton