The good-natured film from director George Roy Hill, one of the most popular (and highest-grossing) westerns ever made, revived the careers of two ""golden-boy"" Hollywood actors:superstar Paul Newman (in most of his previous films, he had been a rebellious loner -The Hustler (1961),Hud (1963), andCool Hand Luke (1967))newcomer Robert Redford - who had previously appeared in stage plays and only a few films (i.And this film marked the first significant film role, and probably her career-best effort, for beautiful actress Judy Garland sinceThe Wizard of Oz (1939).Fearing for her young infant son""s life, Yochabel (Martha Scott), with assistance from her young daughter Miriam (Babette Bain as youth) watching from the Nile River reeds, deposited her baby (Fraser C...That was Warren Sheffield calling long-distance to propose." The only member of the family unaware of the expected phone call is Papa, and he feels like an outsider:Just when was I voted out of this family?When the phone rings a second time, Rose answers and hesitantly (but yelling throughout in order to be heard) speaks to Warren while the entire family hangs on her every word.