The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972)

Directed by

Philip Leacock

Genre

western, comedy, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging homesteader in the Old West recruits three young women with criminal backgrounds to pretend to be his daughters so he can keep his land. They form a makeshift family while working together to hold onto the property.

warmlightheartedwhimsicalfolksyunhurriedgentlefamily-orientedplayful

What happens

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe is a 1972 American made-for-television Western film directed by Philip Leacock. The story is about Joshua Cabe, an aging homesteader in the Old West who needs children to help him establish his claim on his property. With his real daughters unavailable, he recruits three young women with minor criminal backgrounds to pose as his daughters. The film was originally written for Walter Brennan. Buddy Ebsen wound up playing the role of Joshua Cabe instead. The show drew "solid ratings". It was the fifth most watched show that week. There were two sequels in the next few years, with mostly different casts from the original and from each other. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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