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.
Jason Robards
Cable Hogue
Stella Stevens
Hildy
Slim Pickens
Ben Fairchild
David Warner
Joshua
L.Q. Jones
Taggart
Strother Martin
Bowen
R.G. Armstrong
Quittner
Peter Whitney
Cushing
Gene Evans
Clete
William Mims
Jensen
Susan O'Connell
Claudia
Vaughn Taylor
Powell
Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Jensen
Max Evans
Webb Seely
James Anderson
Preacher
