Sam Longwood — The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday Character Profile

About Sam Longwood

A weathered frontiersman and ex-partner of Jack Colby. He leads a trio in pursuit of stolen gold and his lost love, Nancy Sue. After kidnapping Nancy Sue, he develops romantic feelings for Thursday. Guilt-ridden over abandoning her, he negotiates a boxing match with Colby to secure her freedom.

Sam Longwood — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Lee Marvin

Appears in

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Sam Longwood — Conflict Rival — Jack Colby (Robert Culp)

  Former business partners turned bitter rivals over stolen wealth and a woman.

• Sam Longwood — Alliance Teammate — Joe Knox (Oliver Reed)

  Loyal business partner and expedition member.

• Sam Longwood — Alliance Teammate — Billy (Strother Martin)

  Loyal business partner and expedition member.

• Sam Longwood — Romantic Love Interest — Thursday (Kay Lenz)

  Develops genuine romantic feelings after an initial transactional encounter.

• Sam Longwood — Romantic Ex-Lover — Nancy Sue (Elizabeth Ashley)

  Sam's former love interest used as initial leverage.

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More characters from The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

• Joe Knox (Oliver Reed)
• Jack Colby (Robert Culp)
• Billy (Strother Martin)
• Mike (Sylvia Miles)
• Nancy Sue (Elizabeth Ashley)
• Thursday (Kay Lenz)
• Vishniac (Howard Platt)
• Trainer (Jac Zacha)
• Saturday (Letícia Robles)
• Friday (Phaedra)
• Monday (Erika Carlsson)
• Wednesday (Ana Verdugo)