Waterhole No. 3

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Waterhole No. 3

1967

1h 35m

Western

Comedy

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Cavalry soldiers led by Sgt. Henry Foggers (Claude Akins) steal a shipment of gold bullion and bury it at a desert waterhole near the Wild West town of Integrity. When slick gambler Lewton Cole (James Coburn) catches wind of the booty, he schemes to collect it for himself, setting off an escalating series of double crosses involving Foggers, Sheriff Copperud (Carroll O'Connor), local madam Lavinia (Joan Blondell) and the sheriff's beautiful daughter (Margaret Blye).

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Paul Jay Robbins

Los Angeles Free Press

The film surpasses reverence for temporal morality, allegiance to illusion is refused and the result is a truly religious celebration of the soul of man.

Feb 3, 2020

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Good movie here not good for children though James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas October 28, 2023

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Matthew D

When refering to rape as "assult with the friendly weapon" is the funniest line in the script, you know it's a terrible movie. Why the hell did Blake Edwards produce this crap?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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The movie was hilarious but today every group there is would boycott it. It's one of the most politically incorrect and offensive movies I've ever watched.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

This is one of the few western movies I have seen that is successful as a comedy. Rape is presented as an insignificant crime in this movie, giving the film a rather bad message. However that is part of what makes this movie so humorous. The singing/narration in the movie that is very appropriately sung by Roger Miller, is a perfect addition to the hilarious plot. This is the first movie that I have seen Carroll O'Connor in and I think that his performance is without a doubt the best among the other actors in this movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Waterhole #3 is one of my all time favorite movies of the 1960's. A great cast with stars James Coburn and Carroll O'connor, with small role, played by a young Bruce Dern, ("Ain't that right John?"). Every once in a while, the narrative theme, and some of the lyrics, sung by Roger Miller, come to mind. They still make me smile, as does the overall film. I'm not sure that many young people, and those that insist on political correctness. Would enjoy it in the present day, but it still apparently gets good reviews, from those that come across it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Awesome soundtrack! Lots of clever dialogue.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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William Graham

Director

James Coburn

Lewton Cole

Carroll O'Connor

Sheriff John H. Copperud

Joan Blondell

Lavinia

Margaret Blye

Billee Copperud

Claude Akins

MSgt. Henry J. Foggers

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Synopsis

Cavalry soldiers led by Sgt. Henry Foggers (Claude Akins) steal a shipment of gold bullion and bury it at a desert waterhole near the Wild West town of Integrity. When slick gambler Lewton Cole (James Coburn) catches wind of the booty, he schemes to collect it for himself, setting off an escalating series of double crosses involving Foggers, Sheriff Copperud (Carroll O'Connor), local madam Lavinia (Joan Blondell) and the sheriff's beautiful daughter (Margaret Blye).

Director: William Graham
Production Co: Geoffrey Productions
Genre: Western, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m

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