Cat Ballou (1965) | |
| Director(s) | Elliot Silverstein |
| Producer(s) | Harold Hecht, Mitch Lindemann (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Western |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Book-Based, Gunfighters, Outlaws, Revenge |
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Cat Ballou Overview:
Cat Ballou (1965) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Elliot Silverstein and produced by Harold Hecht and Mitch Lindemann.
The film was based on the novel The Ballad of Cat Ballou: A Lusty, Picaresque Novel of Old Wyoming written by Roy Chanslor published in 1956.
Academy Awards 1965 --- Ceremony Number 38 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Lee Marvin | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Charles Nelson | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | DeVol | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Jerry Livingston; Lyrics by Mack David | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Walter Newman, Frank R. Pierson | Nominated |
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Cat Ballou (1965)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 31, 2022 From 4 Star FilmsWhen the Columbia statue whips off her toga and comes out with western wear and six shooters, the movie’s intentions are made quite clear. And if that’s not enough Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye appear on the scene, decked out, strumming their banjos. They become the accompanying bards re... Read full article
Cat Ballou (1965)
By Beatrice on Aug 30, 2018 From Flickers in TimeCat Ballou Directed by Elliot Silverstein Walter Newman and Frank Pierson from a novel by Roy Chanslor 1965/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation/Harold Hecht Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Not as funny as when I saw it as a kid but it still has its moments, most of them provided by Lee Marvi... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CAT BALLOU (1965)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 7, 2014 From Virtual ViragoDirector Elliot Silverstein’s 1965 Western comedy turned out to be an important moment in movie history, and not only because Cat Ballou became a box office hit and made Jane Fonda a star. It would provide Lee Marvin with the only Oscar of his exceptional career, and it would be the final scre... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CAT BALLOU (1965)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 7, 2014 From Virtual ViragoDirector Elliot Silverstein’s 1965 Western comedy turned out to be an important moment in movie history, and not only because Cat Ballou became a box office hit and made Jane Fonda a star. It would provide Lee Marvin with the only Oscar of his exceptional career, and it would be the final scre... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: CAT BALLOU (1965)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 7, 2014 From Virtual ViragoDirector Elliot Silverstein’s 1965 Western comedy turned out to be an important moment in movie history, and not only because Cat Ballou became a box office hit and made Jane Fonda a star. It would provide Lee Marvin with the only Oscar of his exceptional career, and it would be the final scre... Read full article
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Quotes from
Kid Sheleen: What's wrong with my eyes?
Jackson Two-Bears: Well they're red, bloodshot.
Kid Sheleen: You ought to see 'em from my side.
[after a drunken Kid Sheleen shoots at a target on the barn]
Clay Boone: He did it! He missed the barn!
Kid Sheleen: At first you don't think you can stand to get hit, then you realize you can take it 'cause the blood don't matter, and you know you're gonna live. It's a great gift I'm goin' to give you - to know it don't hurt to fight!
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Facts about
Roy Chanslor's original novel was a serious western. The comedy elements were added for the film.
The film's horse trainer told Elliot Silverstein that the scene where a horse leans against a wall with its front legs crossed could not be shot because horses don't cross their legs, then that it might be possible if he had a couple of days. Silverstein invoked his rank as director and gave him an hour. The trainer plied the horse with sugar cubes while repeatedly pushing its leg into position, and they were able to get the shot.
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