The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

Jun 28, 1973

2h 3m

★ 5.7

Two women loved him. One died for him. One killed for him.

Overview

On the run from her violent husband, Catherine Crocker witnesses a train robbery and is taken prisoner by a frontier outlaw gang, led by a bandit who’s hiding a secret of his own.

Genres

Western

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Trailers

Cast

Jay Grobart

Burt Reynolds

Catherine Crocker

Sarah Miles

Lapchance

Lee J. Cobb

Dawes

Jack Warden

Crocker

George Hamilton

Billy

Bo Hopkins

Dub

Robert Donner

Ben

Sandy McPeak

Iron Knife

Larry Littlebird

Sudie

Nancy Malone

The Chief

Jay Silverheels

Charlie Bent

Jay Varela

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