The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)

20% of critics liked it
(5 reviews)
45% of users liked it
(1,661 ratings)

Melvin Frank's burlesque amalgam of McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Wagonmaster teams George Segal and Goldie Hawn as Charlie Malloy, a happy-go-lucky card shark, and Amanda Quaid, an ingratiating dance hall hooker, who want to go to Salt Lake City. Pursued by a gang of outlaws, Charlie and Amanda join… More Melvin Frank's burlesque amalgam of McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Wagonmaster teams George Segal and Goldie Hawn as Charlie Malloy, a happy-go-lucky card shark, and Amanda Quaid, an ingratiating dance hall hooker, who want to go to Salt Lake City. Pursued by a gang of outlaws, Charlie and Amanda join up with a wagon train of Mormons who are also heading to Salt Lake City. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By: Melvin Frank
Genres: Western, Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 1, 1976 Wide
On DVD: Jun 7, 2005

Critic Reviews

Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Strained comedy and action do not a good film make, even with Segal and Hawn starring.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
This is one of the limpest, laziest, and most worthless comedies I've seen in a while. And I see lots of 'em.

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It's definitely a bit dated but I thought this movie was funny from start to finish. The movie opens with a dance hall scene laden with sexual innuendo which would have been a bit naughty and bawdy for back in the days. Goldie Hawn is simply delightful as a saloon… More
It's definitely a bit dated but I thought this movie was funny from start to finish. The movie opens with a dance hall scene laden with sexual innuendo which would have been a bit naughty and bawdy for back in the days. Goldie Hawn is simply delightful as a saloon entertainer/hooker who later pretends to be a Duchess in order to become a wealthy Mormon's seventh wife. Hey! It's better to work one night of the week rather than every night. Segal is an unlucky womanizing cardsharp who keeps getting caught cheating but later absconds with $40,000 in stolen loot from a band of outlaws. Hawn and Segal work well together fighting and sparring all through the movie. Another hilarious character is BlackJack, George Segal's loyal well trained horse, his antics was too amusing for words. Most memorable scenes for me includes the coded conversation supposedly in French in the stagecoach between the two adversaries and Goldie Hawn singing the very suggestive "Don't touch my plums" for the Mormon family that had him drooling lol. (I don't know if it is just me but if u stare long enough at the poster, Goldie's elbow looks like a bare breast!!!) So if you like romantic western comedies, this one is not to be missed. The humor, though suggestive, is actually pretty smart.

Cast

            George Segal as Charlie Malloy

            Goldie Hawn as Amanda Quaid

            Roy Jenson as Bloodworth

            Thayer David as Widdicombe

            Pat Ast as Dance Hall Girl

            Sid Gould as Rabbi

            Conrad Janis as Gladstone

            Bob Hoy as Ingersoll (Bloodworth Gang Member)

            Bennie E. Dobbins as Murphy

            Walter Scott as Graves

            John Alderson as Trent

            E.J. Andre as Prospector

            Kathy Christopher as 2cnd Floozie

            Richard Farnsworth
            
            Richard Jamison as Waiter

            Bill McLaughlin as Murdock

            Vern Porter as Gambler

            Jerry Wills as Dirtwater Sheriff

            Jerry Gatlin as Stein (Bloodworth Gang Member)

            Barbara Ulrich as Maisie

            Jennifer Lee as Trollop

            Prentiss Rowe as 2cnd Player

            Glynn Rubin as Music Hall Girl

            Jerry Taft
            
            Clifford Turknett
            
            Dick Farnsworth
            
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