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Cat Ballou

Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Not Rated
1965    1h 37mComedy, Western
6.890%74%6.4
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Cat(herine) Ballou's family farm is being threatened by the railroad. She sends for Kid Shelleen, finding him to be the drunkest gunfighter in the west. When her father is killed by the railroad magnate's gunman, she vows to fight on. Shelleen manages to ride sideways in several scenes, while minstrels sing the ballad of Cat Ballou in between scenes.

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Cast of Cat Ballou

  • Jane FondaCatherine 'Cat' Ballou
  • Michael CallanClay Boone
  • Lee MarvinKid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
  • Dwayne HickmanJed
  • Tom NardiniJackson Two-Bears
  • John MarleyFrankie Ballou
  • Nat King ColeShouter - Sunrise Kid
  • Stubby KayeShouter - Sam the Shade
  • Reginald DennySir Harry Percival
  • Jay C. FlippenSheriff Cardigan
  • Arthur HunnicuttButch Cassidy
  • Bruce CabotSheriff Maledon
  • Burt MustinAccuser
  • Paul GilbertTrain Messenger
  • Chuck RobersonArmed Guard (uncredited)
  • Art FelixTownsman (uncredited)
  • Sailor VincentTownsman with Hairpiece (uncredited)
  • Robert PhillipsKlem (uncredited)
  • Fred RapportTownsman (uncredited)
  • Charles HorvathHardcase (uncredited)

Cat Ballou Ratings & Reviews

  • brian.6235October 19, 2025
    It is just such a classic
  • Mister ArnMay 19, 2025
    The use of music to move between scenes creates a more playful feeling for this Western melodrama. That feeling helps make some of the comedy funnier and more believable.
  • jim191September 10, 2025
    Too many adverts.

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Cat Ballou Trivia

Cat Ballou was released on June 24, 1965.

Cat Ballou was directed by Elliot Silverstein.

Cat Ballou has a runtime of 1 hr 37 min.

Cat Ballou was produced by Harold Hecht.

The key characters in Cat Ballou are Catherine 'Cat' Ballou (Jane Fonda), Clay Boone (Michael Callan), Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn (Lee Marvin).

Cat Ballou is rated Not Rated.

Cat Ballou is a Comedy, Western film.

Cat Ballou has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.

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