The Frisco Kid (1979)
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
- Released
- 1979-07-06
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Aldrich
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 178 votes
Cast
- Gene Wilder as Avram
- Harrison Ford as Tommy
- Ramon Bieri as Mr. Jones
- Val Bisoglio as Chief Gray Cloud
- George DiCenzo as Darryl Diggs
- Leo Fuchs as Chief Rabbi
- Penny Peyser as Rosalie
- William Smith as Matt Diggs
- Jack Somack as Samuel Bender
- Beege Barkette as Sarah Mindl
- Shay Duffin as O'Leary
- Walter Janovitz as Old Amish Man