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.
Goin' South
“In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.”
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.
Director
Jack Nicholson
Revenue
7.4M
Status
Released
Production
Paramount Pictures
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
Marsha Ferri
Spinster III
Lin Shaye
Parasol Lady
Don McGovern
Bartender
Dennis Fimple
Hangman
Annie Marshall
Painted Lady
Anita Terrian
Painted Lady
Robert Wilson
Drunk
Carlton Risdon
Stage Driver
Nancy Coan Kaclik
Mrs. Standard
R. L. Armstrong
Farmer Standard
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