Movie · 1961
The Misfits
“It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!”
Released 1 February 1961 124 min Drama / Romance / Western More from 1961 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
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How old were they?
Estelle Winwood
as Church lady collecting money in bar
James Barton
as Fletcher's grandfather
Clark Gable
as Gay Langland
Thelma Ritter
as Isabelle Steers
Rex Bell
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
John Huston
as Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
Kevin McCarthy
as Raymond Taber
Eli Wallach
as Guido
Montgomery Clift
as Perce Howland
Marilyn Monroe
as Roslyn Taber
Peggy Barton
as Young Bride (uncredited)
Ryall Bowker
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Frank Fanelli Sr.
as Gambler at Bar (uncredited)
Bobby LaSalle
as Bartender (uncredited)
Philip Mitchell
as Charles Steers (uncredited)
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The numbers
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
78Estelle Winwood — oldest on the call sheet
34Marilyn Monroe — youngest billed
54average age of the credited cast