The Chase

Far more commercial was The Chase (1966), based on a novel by Horton Foote (adapted by Lillian Hellman). It starred Marlon Brando as the sheriff of a Texas town overrun with nymphomaniacs, drunks, and assorted bullies, most of whom are waiting for the return of an escaped convict (Robert…

…the mid-1960s, the cult favorite The Chase (1966) and the screen adaptation of Barefoot in the Park (1967) being notable exceptions. The turning point in his career came when he starred with Paul Newman in the enormously popular comic western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), in which he…

…following year, he appeared in The Chase with Marlon Brando. Williams then went on to act in comedy sketches for comedian Mort Sahl; while doing that, he met Biff Rose, a performer who would become one of Williams’s earliest songwriting partners. One of their collaborations, “Fill Your Heart,” was recorded…