In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.
1978 · PG · 1h 49m · Comedy, Western, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Western, Romance
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.
Director: Jack Nicholson
Writers: Charles Shyer, Al Ramrus, John Herman Shaner
Music by: Van Dyke Parks, Perry Botkin Jr.
Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
Editor: John Fitzgerald Beck, Richard Chew
Box office: $7M · Rated 5.8/10 by 172 viewers