Paint Your Wagon (1969)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Joshua Logan

Writers:

Paddy Chayefsky (adaptation)
Alan Jay Lerner (musical play "Paint Your Wagon")
(more)

Release Date:

15 October 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance | Western

Tagline:

Stake Your Claim To The Musical Goldmine of '69!

Plot:

Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Mining | Prospector | California Gold Rush | Prostitute

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12

3:15 AM

TCM

Cast

Lee Marvin	...	Ben Rumson
Clint Eastwood	...	Pardner
Jean Seberg	...	Elizabeth
Harve Presnell	...	Rotten Luck Willie
Ray Walston	...	Mad Jack Duncan
Tom Ligon	...	Horton Fenty
Alan Dexter	...	Parson
William O'Connell	...	Horace Tabor
Benny Baker	...	Haywood Holbrook (as Ben Baker)
Alan Baxter	...	Mr. Fenty
Paula Trueman	...	Mrs. Fenty
Robert Easton	...	Atwell
Geoffrey Norman	...	Foster
H.B. Haggerty	...	Steve Bull
Terry Jenkins	...	Joe Mooney
Karl Bruck	...	Schermerhorn
John Mitchum	...	Jacob Woodling
Sue Casey	...	Sarah Woodling
Eddie Little Sky	...	Indian
Harvey Parry	...	Higgins
H.W. Gim	...	Wong
William Mims	...	Frock-coated man
Roy Jenson	...	Hennessey
Pat Hawley	...	Clendennon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band		(as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
Cal Bartlett	...	Undetermined role (uncredited)
Walt Davis	...	Man (uncredited)
Roger Herren	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Robert S. Holman	...	Zebulon (men's chorus) (uncredited)
Daniel Keough	...	Pioneer (uncredited)
Nick Klar	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Wayne McLaren	...	(uncredited)
Jerry Whittington	...	Gold Prospector (uncredited)

Directed by
Joshua Logan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paddy Chayefsky		adaptation
Alan Jay Lerner		musical play "Paint Your Wagon"
Alan Jay Lerner		screenplay

Produced by
Alan Jay Lerner	....	producer
Tom Shaw	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Frederick Loewe
Nelson Riddle		(orchestral music score)

Cinematography by
William A. Fraker		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert C. Jones

Production Design by
John Truscott

Art Direction by
Carl Braunger

Set Decoration by
James L. Berkey		(as James I. Berkey)

Costume Design by
John Truscott

Makeup Department
Frank McCoy	....	makeup artist
Vivienne Walker	....	hair stylist (as Vivian Zavitz)
Don Marando	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Carl Beringer	....	production manager
Fred Lemoine	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Lemoine	....	second unit director
Al Murphy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jack Roe	....	first assistant director
Tom Shaw	....	second unit director

Art Department
Robert Eaton	....	property (as Bob Eaton)
Lloyd R. Apperson	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Irwin 'Eppy' Epstein	....	drapery (uncredited)

Sound Department
Fred Hynes	....	stereophonic re-recording supervisor
William Randall	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Maurice Ayers	....	special effects
Larry Hampton	....	special effects
Daniel Hays	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Emile Avery	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buff Brady	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Ross Dollarhyde	....	stunts (uncredited)
Patty Elder	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry A. Escalante	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lee Faulkner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Hudkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Monty Jordan	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Walt La Rue	....	stunts (uncredited)
Harrold Laswell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sharon Lucas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rod McGaughy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Wayne McLaren	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mary Statler	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gibb Stepp	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Fred M. Waugh	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Byrne	....	assistant camera (as Bob Byrne)
Loyal Griggs	....	photographer: second unit
Tom May	....	key grip
Joe Smith	....	gaffer
Nelson Tyler	....	aerial photographer
David M. Walsh	....	camera operator (as David Walsh)
Dick Colean	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Richard Debolt	....	camera & mechanical design (uncredited)
Wynn Hammer	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Michael A. Jones	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Jobe	....	costume supervisor
Anne Laune	....	costume coordinator
Haleen K. Holt	....	costume illustrator (uncredited)

Music Department
Joseph J. Lilley	....	music assistant to producers
Nelson Riddle	....	conductor
Roger Wagner	....	conductor: choral music
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Anita Gordon	....	singing voice: Jean Seberg (uncredited)
Nelson Riddle	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Jack Baker	....	choreographer: "Gold Fever" and "Best Things"
Cheryl Crawford	....	presented on the stage by
Joseph Curtis	....	dialogue coach
Jonas Halperin	....	assistant to producer
Gene Levy	....	production coordinator
David Stone Martin	....	title designer
Marshall J. Wolins	....	script supervisor (as Marshall Wolins)
Dominic Santarone	....	caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone	....	caterer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Malpaso Company, The
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Esselte Video (????) (Finland) (video)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Paramount-Films (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (TV)

Also Known As:

Guldrushens glada dagar (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre (Mexico) (cable TV title) (Spain) [es]
Westwärts zieht der Wind (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Iki kabadayi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kultarynnäkön iloiset päivät (Finland) [fi]
La ballata della città senza nome (Italy) [it]
La kermesse de l'Ouest (France) [fr]
Når guldfeberen raser (Denmark) [da]
Os Aventureiros do Ouro (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material.

Runtime:

158 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:A (original rating) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Norway:16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rated: 2001) | West Germany:16 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Baker, Oregon, USA

Company:

Malpaso Company, The

Trivia:

Released at a time when musicals were rapidly going out of fashion, the film went notoriously over budget .

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Soon after Ben, Pardner, and Mad Jack open their secret "gold mine" underneath No Name City, a young farmer is recruited to help dig. To emphasize the need for secrecy, Mad Jack threatens to shove a stick of dynamite in the farmer's mouth if he blabs. The film is set in 1849 or 1850, before California becomes a state. Dynamite wasn't yet invented (it was patented by Alfred Nobel in 1867).

Quotes:

Pardner: What happens when you get in a fight?
Rumson: Well, if four of anything come at me at one time, you might lend a fist. Up until that I can pretty well take care of myself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Whoop-Ti-Ay!

My Favorite Musical

Eastwood & Marvin, 2 tough guys, sharing a friendship, trying to strike gold and SINGING. IMO they did all that very well. Also Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had musical numbers which were great. The women had it rough then, doing what they had t do to get by, but the majority of men were gentlemen and any wrong doings were delt with swiftly, not like in modern day civilization. People then trusted one another, went by their word and made laws simple for everyone to understand without a lawyer. They made their own kind of paradise. When civilization came in, you had the option to stay or leave, it was your choice. The story line, scenery and music score made this movie great. Also a great trivia movie, which I thing it was the only movie that Clint Eastwood sang in.