Drama / Action / Crime /

Score: 67.8%( 213 votes )

Overview: In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.

Cast:

Charles Bronson
Chaney

James Coburn
Spencer "Speed" Weed

Jill Ireland
Lucy Simpson

Strother Martin
Poe

Margaret Blye
Gayleen Schoonover

Michael McGuire
Gandil

Felice Orlandi
Le Beau

Edward Walsh
Pettibon

Bruce Glover
Doty

Robert Tessier
Jim Henry

Nick Dimitri
Street

Frank McRae
Hammerman

Maurice Kowalewski
Caesare

Naomi Stevens
Madam

Lyla Hay Owen
Waitress

John Creamer
Apartment Manager

Robert Castleberry
Counterman

Becky Allen
Poe's Date

Joan Kleven
Carol

Anne Welsch
Secretary

Fred Lerner
Caesare's Hitter

Jimmy Nickerson
Barge Fighter

Chuck Hicks
Speed's Hitter

Walter Scott
Pool Player

Max Kleven
Pool Player

Valerian Smith
Handler

Bob Minor
Zack

Larry Martindale
Driver

Charles W. Schaefer Jr.
Card Player

Leslie Bonano
Card Player

Ronnie Philips
Cajun Fighter

Ron Centanni
Fight Spectator (uncredited)

M.C. Gainey
Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)

Brion James
Man (uncredited)

Laura Misch Owens
Prostitute (uncredited)