Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.
Jason Robards
as Cable Hogue
Stella Stevens
as Hildy
Slim Pickens
as Ben Fairchild
David Warner
as Joshua
L.Q. Jones
as Taggart
Strother Martin
as Bowen
R.G. Armstrong
as Quittner
Peter Whitney
as Cushing
Gene Evans
as Clete
William Mims
as Jensen
Susan O'Connell
as Claudia
Vaughn Taylor
as Powell
