The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

"Joshua Cabe needed three daughters, fast. What he got were three fast daughters!"

1972 1h 13m EN

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5.5

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6.7

IMDB

★5.5TMDB · 8★6.7IMDB · 217

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Synopsis

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Due to a home-steading law, a fur trapper schemes to keep his land by hiring a hooker, a pickpocket and a thief to pose as his family.

“Joshua Cabe needed three daughters, fast. What he got were three fast daughters!”

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Cast

Buddy Ebsen
Joshua Cabe
Karen Valentine
Charity
Lesley Ann Warren
Mae
Sandra Dee
Ada
Don Stroud
Blue Wetherall
Henry Jones
Codge Collier
Jack Elam
Bitterroot
Leif Erickson
Amos Wetherall

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philip Leacock
Writers: Paul Savage
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philip Leacock, shot by Archie R. Dalzell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Alexander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Art Seid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Buddy Ebsen and Karen Valentine and Lesley Ann Warren carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Joshua Cabe needed three daughters, fast. What he got were three fast daughters!".

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The take

Philip Leacock directs. Archie R. Dalzell behind the camera. Jeff Alexander scores. Art Seid cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Philip Leacock, shot by Archie R. Dalzell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jeff Alexander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Art Seid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Buddy Ebsen and Karen Valentine and Lesley Ann Warren carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Joshua Cabe needed three daughters, fast. What he got were three fast daughters!".
9IMDB entry: tt0068447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.