The Ballad of Josie
The Ballad of Josie is a 1967 Technicolor American comedy western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen[1] and starring Doris Day, Peter Graves and George Kennedy. It humorously tackles 1960s themes of feminism in a traditional Western setting.
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| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Produced by | Norman MacDonnell (Executive Producer) Martin Melcher |
| Written by | Harold Swanton |
| Starring | Doris Day Peter Graves George Kennedy Andy Devine William Talman David Hartman |
| Music by | Frank De Vol |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Edited by | Fred A. Chulack Otho Lovering |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film featured the last acting role for William Talman.[2] It was filmed on two locations in Thousand Oaks, California: North Ranch and Wildwood Regional Park.[3]
Plot
A young woman living in (fictional) Arapahoe County, Wyoming accidentally kills her very abusive husband. She is put on trial but acquitted. She then incurs the annoyance of her male neighbors by farming sheep instead of cattle and setting up a women's suffrage movement.
Cast
- Doris Day - Josie Minick
- Peter Graves - Jason Meredith
- George Kennedy - Arch Ogden
- Andy Devine - Judge Tatum
- William Talman - District Attorney Charlie Lord
- David Hartman - Sheriff Fonse Pruitt
- Guy Raymond - Doc
- Audrey Christie - Annabelle Pettijohn
- Karen Jensen - Deborah Wilkes
- Elisabeth Fraser - Widow Renfrew
- Linda Meiklejohn - Jenny McCardle
- Pat Carroll - Elizabeth
- Timothy Scott - Klugg The Sheepherder
- Don Stroud - Bratsch The Sheepherder
- Paul Fix - Alpheus Minick
- Harry Carey, Jr. - Mooney, Meredith's Foreman (as Harry Carey)
- John Fiedler - Simpson, general store owner
- Robert Lowery - Whit Minick, town drunk
- Teddy Quinn - Luther Minick, Josie's son
- Edward Faulkner - Juror/Liveryman
See also
References
- "The Ballad of Josie". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- "William Talman of 'Perry Mason'", The New York Times, August 31, 1968
- Schneider, Jerry L. (2015). Western Filming Locations Book 1. CP Entertainment Books. Pages 116 and 120. ISBN 9780692561348.
External links
- The Ballad of Josie on IMDb
- The Ballad of Josie at the TCM Movie Database
- The Ballad of Josie at AllMovie
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