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6.2In this Depression-era tale, Calef McKinney, traveling from Michigan to California, stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef gets involved with Lute's niece, Hannah. But she's married to Sidney, a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money. Sidney and an eccentric preacher plot against Calef, who finds it difficult to conceal his mysterious past and his growing affection for Sidney's wife.
Released: 1965-05-2593 minDir: Russ MeyerDrama, Horror, ThrillerBudget: $60,000
Cast
- Hal Hopper as Sidney Brenshaw
- Antoinette Cristiani as Hannah Brenshaw
- John Furlong as Calif McKinney
- Rena Horten as Eula
- Princess Livingston as Maggie Marie
- Lorna Maitland as Clara Belle
Themes
- based on novel or book
- prohibition era
- missouri
- great depression
- murder
- sexploitation
- domestic abuse
- lynch mob
- sexual assault
- 1930s
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- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 761046
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- publication date
- 1965-01-01
- title
- Mudhoney
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1965 American films1965 drama films1965 English-language films1965 films1965 independent filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican sexploitation filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Russ MeyerSouthern Gothic filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates