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Goin' South

In 1868 Longhorn Texas, a convicted outlaw had two choices: get hung, or get married.

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.

19781h 49mPGComedy, Western, Romance

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About Goin' South

Directors
Jack Nicholson
Cast
Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Bradford
Genres
Comedy, Western, Romance
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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