Overview
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.
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Crew
DirectorJack Nicholson
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Henry Moon
Mary Steenburgen
Julia Tate
Christopher Lloyd
Towfield
John Belushi
Hector
Veronica Cartwright
Hermine
Richard Bradford
Sheriff Kyle
Jeff Morris
Big Abe
Danny DeVito
Hog
Tracey Walter
Coogan
Gerald H. Reynolds
Polty
Luana Anders
Mrs. Anderson
George W. Smith
Mr. Anderson
Lucy Lee Flippin
Mrs. Haber
Ed Begley Jr.
Mr. Haber
Maureen Byrnes
Mrs. Warren
B. J. Merholz
Mr. Warren
Britt Leach
Parson Weems
Georgia Schmidt
Florence
Barbara Ann Grimes
Spinster I
Anne Ramsey
Spinster II
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Keywords
small towntexasanti herodark comedygold rushgold minemarriage of convenienceoutlawbattle of the sexes1860spost american civil war
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$7M
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166
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026