The Ballad of Josie

Summary

The Ballad of Josie is a 1967 Technicolor American comedy Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen[1] and starring Doris Day, Peter Graves, and George Kennedy. It humorously tackles 1960s themes of feminism in a traditional Western setting.

The Ballad of Josie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew V. McLaglen
Written byHarold Swanton
Produced byNorman MacDonnell
(Executive Producer) Martin Melcher
StarringDoris Day
Peter Graves
George Kennedy
Andy Devine
William Talman
David Hartman
CinematographyMilton R. Krasner
Edited byFred A. Chulack
Otho Lovering
Music byFrank De Vol
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 22 December 1967 (1967-12-22)
(West Germany)
  • February 1, 1968 (1968-02-01)
(USA)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film featured the last acting role for William Talman.[2] It was filmed on two locations in Thousand Oaks, California: North Ranch and Wildwood Regional Park.[3]

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Josie (Doris Day) is a young woman living in (fictional) Arapahoe County, Wyoming. She accidentally kills her abusive alcoholic husband when she opens the bedroom door and knocks him backward down the stairs. She is put on trial for his death, but is acquitted. Her father-in-law gets custody of her young son (since he was better able to provide for his care) and takes him to Cheyenne to live while she tries to build a life as a rancher (including wearing Levi's pants, boots, etc.). Josie then incurs the annoyance of her male cattle rancher neighbors by farming sheep north of the Wyoming deadline[4][circular reference]), and setting up a women's suffrage movement.

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References edit

  1. ^ "The Ballad of Josie". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "William Talman of 'Perry Mason'", The New York Times, August 31, 1968
  3. ^ Schneider, Jerry L. (2015). Western Filming Locations Book 1. CP Entertainment Books. Pages 116 and 120. ISBN 9780692561348.
  4. ^ "Sheep Wars".

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