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.
- Director
- Jack Nicholson
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $7M
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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.
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- Worldwide gross
- $7M
- Release date
- Oct 6, 1978
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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