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Famous for brazenly hopping the most dangerous trains, even legendary hobo A no. 1 (Lee Marvin) won't ride a locomotive guarded by brutal railway cop Shack (Ernest Borgnine). But when his young protégé, Cigaret (Keith Carradine), boasts that he'll hop Shack's train, A no. 1 joins him, unwilling to lose his hard-won moniker. Soon, the two tramps are in a life-or-death battle with the sadistic Shack in this intense Depression-era drama.
Original Release
05/24/1973
US Release
05/24/1973
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lee Marvin | A No. 1 |
Ernest Borgnine | Shack |
Keith Carradine | Cigaret |
Charles Tyner | Cracker |
Malcolm Atterbury | Hogger |
Simon Oakland | Policeman |
Harry Caesar | Coaly |
Hal Baylor | Yardman's Helper |
Matt Clark | Yardlet |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Gray Cat |
Directors
Writers
Christopher Knopf, Jack London
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lee Marvin | A No. 1 |
Ernest Borgnine | Shack |
Keith Carradine | Cigaret |
Charles Tyner | Cracker |
Malcolm Atterbury | Hogger |
Simon Oakland | Policeman |
Harry Caesar | Coaly |
Hal Baylor | Yardman's Helper |
Matt Clark | Yardlet |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Gray Cat |
Joe Di Reda | Dinger |
Liam Dunn | Smile |
Diane Dye | Girl in Water |
Robert Foulk | Conductor |
Jim Goodwin | Fakir |
Raymond Guth | Preacher |
Sid Haig | Grease Tail |
Karl Lukas | Pokey Stiff |
Edward McNally | Yard Clerk |
John Steadman | Stew Bum |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kenneth Hyman | Executive Producer |
Stan Hough | Producer |