The Frisco Kid (1979)
This kosher cowboy hasn't got a prayer -- but plenty of laughs.
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.
- Date of release
- 1979-07-06
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (177)
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama
- Director
- Robert Aldrich
Casting
- Gene Wilder — Avram
- Harrison Ford — Tommy
- Ramon Bieri — Mr. Jones
- Val Bisoglio — Chief Gray Cloud
- George DiCenzo — Darryl Diggs
- Leo Fuchs — Chief Rabbi
- Penny Peyser — Rosalie
- William Smith — Matt Diggs
- Jack Somack — Samuel Bender
- Beege Barkette — Sarah Mindl
- Shay Duffin — O'Leary
- Walter Janovitz — Old Amish Man
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