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King; Peter Masterson; Colin Higgins<p><b>From a play:</b> <i>The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</i> by Larry L. King, Peter Masterson<p><b>Music and Lyrics by:</b> Carol Hall<p><b>Producers:</b> Thomas L. Miller; Edward K. Milkis; Robert L. Boyett<p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/254/000246513/">Musical Comedy</a>, <a href="/lists/982/000083733/">Prostitution</a>, <a href="/lists/682/000092406/">Texas</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"></div><p>The Chicken Ranch is a beloved institution, enjoying the support of the county sheriff and productively servicing the community for well nigh a century; the Ranch comes under fire from a grandstanding television preacher. Stand-out performances from both Dolly Parton and Charles Durning, whose performance as the Texas Governor earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.<p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/978/000043849/"><font size=-1>Noah Beery, Jr.</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Aug-1913</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Nov-1994</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Rocky on <i>The Rockford Files</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/476/000049329/"><font size=-1>Barry Corbin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Oct-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Maurice Minnifield on <i>Northern Exposure</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/479/000022413/"><font size=-1>Dom DeLuise</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Aug-1933</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-May-2009</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Cannonball Run</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/939/000022873/"><font size=-1>Charles Durning</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Feb-1923</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Dec-2012</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Muppet Movie</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/781/000345743/"><font size=-1>Gregory Itzin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Apr-1948</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President Charles Logan on <i>24</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/442/000032346/"><font size=-1>Verne Lundquist</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Sports Journalist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Sportscaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/231/000131835/"><font size=-1>Robert Mandan</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Feb-1932</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chester Tate on <i>Soap</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/336/000023267/"><font size=-1>Jim Nabors</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Jun-1930</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Nov-2017</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Gomer Pyle USMC</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/708/000132312/"><font size=-1>Lois Nettleton</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Aug-1929</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Jan-2008</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Butterfly</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/088/000023019/"><font size=-1>Dolly Parton</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Country Musician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Jan-1946</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Jolene</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/888/000023819/"><font size=-1>Burt Reynolds</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Feb-1936</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Sep-2018</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Moustached <i>Cannonball Run</i> actor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/375/000057204/"><font size=-1>Howard K. Smith</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Journalist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-May-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Feb-2002</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Face the Nation</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/888/000023819/">Burt Reynolds</a></td><td> ... Sheriff</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/088/000023019/">Dolly Parton</a></td><td> ... Mona Stangley</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/479/000022413/">Dom DeLuise</a></td><td> ... Melvin</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/939/000022873/">Charles Durning</a></td><td> ... Governor</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/336/000023267/">Jim Nabors</a></td><td> ... Deputy Fred</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/231/000131835/">Robert Mandan</a></td><td> ... Sen. Wingwood</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Co-Starring</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/708/000132312/">Lois Nettleton</a></td><td> ... Dulcie Mae</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And</font></td></tr><tr><td>Theresa Merritt</td><td> ... Jewel</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/978/000043849/">Noah Beery, Jr.</a></td><td> ... Edsel</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">With</font></td></tr><tr><td>Raleigh Bond</td><td> ... Mayor</td></tr><tr><td>Mary Jo Catlett</td><td> ... Rita</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/476/000049329/">Barry Corbin</a></td><td> ... C.J.</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/375/000057204/">Howard K. Smith</a></td><td> ... Himself</td></tr><tr><td>Mary Louise Wilson</td><td> ... Modene</td></tr><tr><td>Andrea Pike</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>Ken Magee</td><td> ... Mansel</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chicken Ranch Girls</font></td></tr><tr><td>Gail Benedict</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Valerie Leigh Bixler</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Leslie Cook</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Carol Culver</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Lorraine Fields</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Trish Garland</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Sandi Johnson</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Lee Lund</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Paula Lynn</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Lily Mariye</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Terrie M. Robinson</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Jennifer Nairn-Smith</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Terri Treas</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Melanie Winter</td><td> ... Chicken Ranch Girl</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aggies</font></td></tr><tr><td>Stephen Bray</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Brian Bullard</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Jeffrey Calhoun</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Gary Chapman</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>John Dolf</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>David Engel</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Ed Forsyth</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Mark Fotopoulos</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Fullington</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>David Warren Gibson</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Joe Hart</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Jeffrey Hornaday</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Patrick Maguire</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Ted Marriot</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Jerry Mitchell</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Steven Moore</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Douglas Robb</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Kevin Ryan</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Tim Topper</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Marvin Tunney</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Randy Val Cupp</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Warners</td><td> ... Aggie</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dogettes</font></td></tr><tr><td>Robin Lynn Funk</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td>Larry Kenton</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td>Edie Lehmann</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td>Mark McGee</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td>Karen McLain</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td>Benjamin Taylor</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td>Arnetia Walker</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td>Ty Whitney</td><td> ... Dogette</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Melvin's Crew</font></td></tr><tr><td>Robert Briscoe</td><td> ... Melvin's Crew</td></tr><tr><td>John Walter Davis</td><td> ... Melvin's Crew</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/781/000345743/">Gregory Itzin</a></td><td> ... Melvin's Crew</td></tr><tr><td>Timothy Stack</td><td> ... Melvin's Crew</td></tr><tr><td>Larry B. Williams</td><td> ... Melvin's Crew</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>Harvey Christiansen</td><td> ... Old Farmer</td></tr><tr><td>Donald F. Colson</td><td> ... Jeff Gerald</td></tr><tr><td>Helen Kleeb</td><td> ... Dora</td></tr><tr><td>Mickey Jones</td><td> ... Henry</td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Fite</td><td> ... Dulcie Mae's Son</td></tr><tr><td>Paula Shaw</td><td> ... Wulla Jean</td></tr><tr><td>Kenneth White</td><td> ... Sheriff Jack Roy</td></tr><tr><td>Ted Gehring</td><td> ... Sheriff Chapman</td></tr><tr><td>Wayne Heffley</td><td> ... TV Station Manager</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/442/000032346/">Verne Lundquist</a></td><td> ... Football Announcer</td></tr><tr><td>Lee Grosscup</td><td> ... Football Color Man</td></tr><tr><td>Lee Ritchey</td><td> ... Governor's Aide</td></tr><tr><td>Alice Drummond</td><td> ... Governor's Secretary</td></tr><tr><td>Thomas R. Myers</td><td> ... Senator's Aide</td></tr><tr><td>Victoria Wells</td><td> ... Washing Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Karyn Harrison</td><td> ... Chicken Girl</td></tr><tr><td>Randy Bennett</td><td> ... Privates Boy</td></tr><tr><td>Willie T. Neely</td><td> ... Nester</td></tr><tr><td>Harold Offer</td><td> ... Nester</td></tr><tr><td>Kenneth Threadgill</td><td> ... Nester</td></tr><tr><td>John Edson</td><td> ... Male Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Ginnaven</td><td> ... Male Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Sharon Ammann</td><td> ... Female Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Claudette Gardner</td><td> ... Female Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Suzi McLaughlin</td><td> ... Female Reporter</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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