Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)

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Frank Sinatra stars in this bawdy western satire as Dingus Magee, a would-be outlaw who robs Hoke Birdsill (George Kennedy) while Hoke is en route to Yerkey's Hole, New Mexico. Hoke reports the theft to Belle Knops (Anne Jackson), the mayor of Yerkey's Hole and proprietor of the town's biggest… More Frank Sinatra stars in this bawdy western satire as Dingus Magee, a would-be outlaw who robs Hoke Birdsill (George Kennedy) while Hoke is en route to Yerkey's Hole, New Mexico. Hoke reports the theft to Belle Knops (Anne Jackson), the mayor of Yerkey's Hole and proprietor of the town's biggest business, a brothel favored by the enlisted men at the nearby Army fort. Belle appoints Hoke as the new deputy, and he tracks down Magee as he's enjoying a roll in the bushes with Anna (Michele Carey), a very friendly Indian maid. Hoke brings in Magee, but Anna then helps him escape; Belle uses Magee's unscheduled release to convince the commanding officers at the Army base that an Indian uprising is imminent, and that their planned relocation to Little Big Horn (where they hope to arrive before Gen. Custer and his troops) might be a bit premature (not to mention bad for her business). Soon Hoke is after Magee for robbing a stage and stealing the strongbox (which, of course, he can't open), the Indians are after Magee for running off with Anna, a sexually repressed schoolmarm named Prudence (Lois Nettleton) is after Magee after he awakens the woman within her, and John Wesley Hardin (Jack Elam) is after Magee, well, just because. "Catch-22" author Joseph Heller co-wrote the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Burt Kennedy
Written By: Joseph Heller, Tom Waldman, Frank Waldman
Genres: Western, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Nov 18, 1970 Wide
On DVD: Nov 20, 2001

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Cast

            Frank Sinatra as Dingus

            George Kennedy as Hoke

            Anne Jackson as Belle

            John Dehner as General

            Lois Nettleton as Prudence

            Jack Elam as Hardin

            Michele Carey as Anna

            Henry Jones as Rev. Green

            Harry Carey Jr. as Stuart

            Paul Fix as Chief Crazy Blanket

            Don 'Red' Barry as Shotgun

            Maray Ayres
            
            Timothy Blake
            
            Willis B. Bouchey as Ira Teasdale

            David Burk as Trooper

            Marya Christen as China Poppy

            Tom Fadden as Trooper

            Irene Kelly
            
            Babe London
            
            Gayle Rogers
            
            Diane Sayer
            
            Grady Sutton
            
            Lisa Todd
            
            Mike Wagner as Driver

            Terry Wilson
            
            Carol Anderson as Belle's Girl

            Dave Cass
            
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