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The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

1976, Melvin Frank

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The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox is a 1976 American western romantic comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and George Segal, produced, directed and co-written by Melvin Frank. It is about an 1880s dance hall girl (Hawn) from San Francisco who steals a satchel of ill-gotten money as part of her plan to change her identity into an Englsh governess and get a job with a wealthy family in Utah. She then has to elude the former owners of the money, the Bloodhound Gang, on a cross-country chase.

In 1882 San Francisco, popular dance hall girl Amanda Quaid learns that Mormon millionaire Josiah Widdicombe is seeking a well-bred governess for his children. Looking for an easier life, Amanda needs $65 to buy clothes for the interview. She accepts an invitation from gambler Charlie "Dirtwater Fox" Malloy to join him in his hotel room, where she discovers he is carrying a satchel full of stolen money that he acquired by double-crossing the Bloodworth gang in a bank robbery. Drugging Charlie and stealing the satchel, she buys a new outfit and successfully interviews with Widdicombe as the "Duchess of Swansbury."

If you like The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, you might also like 1976 Romantic Comedy Films, Films Set In 1882, 20th Century Fox Films, and 1970s Western (genre) Comedy Films.

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