Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
Cast
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
Vic Tayback
Yardman
Dave Willock
Groundhog
Don Blackman
Old Shine (uncredited)
Jack Collins
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Richard Daughty
The Cub (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins
Mechanic (uncredited)
Dennis Falt
Hobo Camp Occupant (uncredited)
Joe Haworth
Ash Eater (uncredited)
Lance Henriksen
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Harry Hickox
Elder (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman
Halfy (uncredited)
James Kingsley
Machinist (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Alkee Stiff (uncredited)
Hal Jon Norman
Hobo (uncredited)
Danny 'Big Black' Rey
Hobo (uncredited)
Wayne Sutherlin
Gink (uncredited)
Forrest Wood
Station Agent (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Aldrich
Director
Christopher Knopf
Writer
Jack London
Story
Michael Luciano
Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Larry Powell
Second Assistant Director
Barry Steinberg
Second Assistant Director
Malcolm R. Harding
Assistant Director
Kenneth Hyman
Executive Producer
Stanley Hough
Producer
Joe Jackman
Camera Operator
Kenneth Peach Jr.
Camera Operator
Jack Baur
Casting
William Turner
Makeup Artist
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Overton
Sound Mixer
Henry Millar Jr.
Special Effects
Frank De Vol
Original Music Composer
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
John LaSalandra
Construction Coordinator
Howard Hohler
Script Supervisor
Walter Scott
Stunt Double
Ygnacio Sepulveda
Property Master
Frank Capacchione
Associate Editor
Roland Gross
Associate Editor
Saul Wurtzel
Unit Production Manager
Walter Blake
Title Designer
Dave Davies
Unit Publicist
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
