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"...it seems as if Universal were bent on setting back the art of the commercial American film by 25 years, as well as on destroying the money-making reputations of the stars involved." - Vincent Canby, New York Times Published: March 14, 1968

"The Ballad of Josie is a pleasant, innocuous Doris Day oater comedy about sheep-cattle range wars, and women's rights, in pre-1890, pre-statehood Wyoming." - Variety



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Andrew V. McLaglen

Norman MacDonnell
Martin Melcher

Harold Swanton

Doris Day
Peter Graves
George Kennedy
Andy Devine
William Talman
David Hartman
Guy Raymond
Audrey Christie
Karen Jensen
Elisabeth Fraser
Linda Meiklejohn
Shirley O'Hara
Timothy Scott
Don Stroud
Paul Fix
Harry Carey Jr.
John Fiedler
Robert Lowery
Teddy Quinn


Frank De Vol
Joseph Gershenson



Milton Krasner

Fred A. Chulack
Otto S. Lovering  

Universal Pictures

Feb 1, 1967

102 Minutes

USA

English


$1,320,000.00





Doris plays a young woman who stirs things up in a western town by raising sheep instead of cattle and taking on the men of the town ranchers Peter Graves and George Kennedy.  In true Doris style she shows the men that she can fend for herself and her son winning the love of Peter Graves along the way. It was a minor hit for Doris. The movie was inspired by the real life story of Josie Bassett.

Movie Quotes


Mooney: You hardly think she could shoot that thing.
Jason Meredith: Ah, that woman gets crazy every so often.
Mooney: Yeah, they're prisoners of their juices.


Josie Minick: Speed won't matter. I'm counting on surprise.
Simpson, General Store Owner: Oh, they'll be expecting it. You put a woman in pants, the rest is bound to follow.



Josie Minick: Speed won't matter. I'm counting on surprise.
Simpson, General Store Owner: Oh, they'll be expecting it. You put a woman in pants, the rest is bound to follow.







Songs

"The Ballad of Josie" - Sung by Ron Dante (as Ronnie Dante)

 "Wait Till Tomorrow"
- Sung by The Sun Set




Trivia


Variety magazine noted that during the half hour in which this film was being broadcast at the same time as 'The Doris Day Show' on CBS, more than 2/3 of the television sets in the USA were watching Doris Day on television, something that had never happened before or since with any star.

From IMDB:


"Film debut of David Hartman."

"Final film of Robert Lowery."

"The film's theme song was sung by Ron Dante (Billed as Ronnie Dante), who would later become the lead singer of the studio group The Archies, conceived by the animated TV series The Archie Show (1968). The group had several Top-40 hits in the late 1960s, including their biggest hit: 'Sugar, Sugar'."

"The sheepherders reference an actual sheep/cattle feud called the Pleasant Valley War between the cattle-raising Graham family and the sheep-raising Tewksbury family. The feud lasted for nearly ten years and was immortalized by Zane Grey in his book /To The Last Man: A Story of the Pleasant Valley War'."

"Josie gets caught on a roll of flypaper, the type of which was not invented until 50 years after the movie was set."


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Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
Hank passes Willard Eggleston's movie theater and a poster of the film 'The Ballad of Josie'




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    • Doris Day, America's box-office sweetheart of the '50s and '60s, is dead at 97
    • Legendary actress and singer Doris Day has died
    • How Doris Day’s Movie Roles Challenged Stereotypes
    • Doris Day 'Died Peacefully' Surrounded by Her 'Loved Ones,' Says Manager
    • Secret love’s no secret anymore
    • The Matchless Presence of Doris Day
    • Doris Day's death mourned in Carmel, where icon lived
    • Remembering Doris Day
    • Dream a little dream of Doris Day
    • Inside Doris Day's Final Birthday Party at Her Home Near Carmel-by-the-Sea: 'It Was Idyllic'
    • Hollywood Pays Tribute to Doris Day
    • Doris Day, Cincinnati's girl next door, dead at 97
    • RIP Doris Day
    • R.I.P. Doris Day Decades
    • TCM Remembers Doris Day
    • Doris Day mourned by celebrities following her death: 'She was the world’s sweetheart'
    • Pine Cone Tribute
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
    • Hollywood Remembers Doris Day: Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Goldie Hawn Sing Icon’s PraisesPage
    • Paul McCartney Remembers Doris Day: ‘She Was a True Star’
    • Doris Day Appreciation: Why Did Oscar Elude A Shining Star Of So Many Talents?Link Page
    • Paul Batura: Doris Day’s life was more than ‘Que Sera, Sera’ -- Because our ultimate future is ours to see
    • A Hip Sex Goddess Disguised as the Girl Next Doore
    • In Memoriam
  • Happy Birthday Doris!
    • 2020 Doris Tribute
    • Doris Day's 97th Birthday Celebration
    • Doris Day's 96th Birthday
    • Doris Day 95th Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 92nd Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 91st Birthday in Carmel
    • 90th Birthday Celebration
  • Tributes to an American Icon
    • A Tribute
    • Beneath wholesome image, Doris Day was an actor of depth
    • Doris Day Changed Us Forever
    • Why Doris Day reigns as one of the great jazz singers
    • Lucky Me
    • 60th Anniversary of “It Happened to Jane”
    • A Letter to an American Icon
    • What Singers Can Learn from Doris Day
    • Meeting My Idol
    • Doris Paved the Way for Women through Her Roles
    • Uptown Pluck
    • Reel Revival Doris Day
    • Not the Girl Next Door: Doris Day Reconsidered
    • Blonde and Blameless: Why I Love Doris Day Movies
    • A Tribute to Alma Sophia Welz Kappelhoff Day
    • Celebrity Memories
    • No More Que Será Será: Give Day Her Due
    • Doris Day Photo Gallery
  • Doris and Pets (It's Her Passion)
  • Magic Store
  • Music - Early Years
    • The Peak Years for Doris Music and Hits
    • 1957 and Beyond
    • The Studio Albums
    • Top 100 Hit Single Records
    • Doris Day Jukebox
    • Some Rare Recordings >
      • Rare Recordings, Part Two
    • Doris and Les "Those Were the Good Old Days"
    • Sheet Music Covers
  • Movies
    • Doris Day Co-Stars
    • Romance on the High Seas
    • My Dream Is Yours
    • It's a Great Feeling
    • Young Man with a Horn
    • Tea for Two
    • The West Point Story
    • Storm Warning
    • Lullaby of Broadway
    • On Moonlight Bay
    • I'll See You in My Dreams
    • Starlift
    • The Winning Team
    • April in Paris
    • By the Light of the Silvery Moon
    • Calamity Jane
    • Lucky Me
    • Young at Heart
    • Love Me or Leave Me
    • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    • Julie
    • The Pajama Game
    • Teacher's Pet
    • The Tunnel of Love
    • It Happened to Jane
    • Pillow Talk
    • Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    • Midnight Lace
    • Lover Come Back
    • That Touch of Mink
    • Billy Rose's Jumbo
    • The Thrill of It All
    • Move Over Darling
    • Send Me No Flowers
    • Do Not Disturb
    • The Glass Bottom Boat
    • The Ballad of Josie
    • Caprice
    • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out
    • With Six You Get Eggroll
    • Top 20 Girls Next Door in Movies
    • Press Books
    • Movie Memorabilia
  • Radio
  • Television
    • Doris Day Show Season 1
    • Doris Day Show Season 2
    • Doris Day Show Season 3
    • Doris Day Show Season 4
    • Doris Day Show Season 5
    • Doris Day Show Photo Gallery
    • Doris Day Specials
    • Doris Day's Best Friends
  • Interviews, Appearances on TV and Radio
    • 40's & 50's
    • 60's
    • 70's
    • 80's
    • 90's
    • 2000's & 10's
    • Radio Calls on Doris' Birthday
  • Latest News
    • 4-Legger News
  • Awards
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
  • Doris Day Fashion
    • Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
  • Doris in Carmel
    • DayDreamers
  • Doris through the Years
    • Cover Girl (Magazine Covers)
  • Quotes by and about Doris
  • Doris Talks to Her Fans (Fan Club Tapes)
    • Fans Talk To Doris
  • Who Knows What Might Have Been
    • Who Knows What Might Have Been, PART 2
  • Creative Video Collection
  • Doris Day Collector
  • And a few rounds of applause...
  • Contact Us