Waterhole #3 (1967)
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"A rootin', tootin', but sincere picture" was the advertising tag for the comedy western Waterhole No. 3. James Coburn plays the likeably amoral hero, who'll go to any lengths to get his mitts on a treasure map. Like his principal rival, renegade confederate cavalryman Claude… More "A rootin', tootin', but sincere picture" was the advertising tag for the comedy western Waterhole No. 3. James Coburn plays the likeably amoral hero, who'll go to any lengths to get his mitts on a treasure map. Like his principal rival, renegade confederate cavalryman Claude Akins, Coburn knows that a fortune in gold bullion is hidden near a desert waterhole; the trick is finding the damned thing. Along the way, Coburn humiliates redneck sheriff Carroll O'Connor and "has his way" with O'Connor's far from unwilling daughter Maggie Blye. When Blye, cast aside by Coburn in favor of his treasure quest, screams rape, Coburn replies that his only crime is "assault with a friendly weapon." Just try to get that bit past an audience in 1996. Supervised by Blake Edwards, Waterhole No. 3 is agreeably irreverent, though a little editing here and there wouldn't have hurt. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William A. Graham
- Genres
- Western, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 1967 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael Szymanski, International Press Academy
A bit of an homage, if not a rip-off, of every Clint Eastwood character in the wild West...
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Cast
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James Coburn
as Lewton Cole
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Carroll O'Connor
as Sheriff John Copperud
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Maggie Blye
as Billee Copperud
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Claude Akins
as Sgt. Henry Foggers
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Timothy Carey
as Hilb
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Bruce Dern
as Deputy
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Joan Blondell
as Lavinia
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James Whitmore
as Capt. Shipley
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Harry Davis
as Ben Agajanian
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Robert Cornthwaite
as Clerk
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Jim Boles
as Corporal Blyth
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Steve Whittaker
as Soldier
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Ted Markland
as Soldier
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Rupert Crosse
as Prince
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Jay Ose
as Bartender
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Buzz Henry
as Cowpoke
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Roy Jenson
as Doc Quinlen
