The Frisco Kid

July. 06,1979      PG
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Gene Wilder as  Avram
Harrison Ford as  Tommy
Ramon Bieri as  Mr. Jones
Val Bisoglio as  Chief Gray Cloud
George DiCenzo as  Darryl Diggs
Penny Peyser as  Rosalie
William Smith as  Matt Diggs
Jack Somack as  Samuel Bender
Shay Duffin as  O'Leary
Walter Janovitz as  Old Amish Man

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