It's 1850 and newly-ordained orthodox rabbi Avram Belinski (Wilder) from Poland goes to America to lead a Jewish community, in San Francisco. When he arrives in America he is highjacked and has to work his way across the country, and sets out on horseback from Philadelphia to San Francisco, knowing only that California's "somewhere near New York." On the way he meets up with a bank robber Tom Lillard (Ford), but he knows when one needs a heap of help. And getting this tenderfoot to Frisco in one piece is going to cause a heap of trouble -- with the law, Indians and a bunch of ruthless killers.

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The Frisco Kid (1979)

Western/Comedy · 1h 54m · 7/13/1979

The greatest cowboy ever to ride into the Wild West. From Poland.

Description

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Warner Bros.

Budget

$9,000,000

Watch on Streaming

Rent Buy

$4.00

$4.00

Source

Part Of

In 4 lists

Cast

Eda Reiss Merin

Mrs. Bender

Rusty Blitz

Rabbi

Vincent Schiavelli

Brother Bruno

Steffen Zacharias

Herschel Rosensheine

Gene Wilder

Avram Belinski

Harrison Ford

Tommy Lillard

Ramon Bieri

Mr. Jones

Val Bisoglio

Chief Gray Cloud

George DiCenzo

Darryl Diggs (as George Ralph DiCenzo)

Leo Fuchs

Chief rabbi

Penny Peyser

Rosalie Bender

William Smith

Matt Diggs

Jack Somack

Samuel Bender

Beege Barkette

Sarah Mindl Bender

Shay Duffin

O'Leary

Walter Janovitz

Old Amish man (as Walter Janowitz)

Joe Kapp

Monterano

Clyde Kusatsu

Mr. Ping (railroad work crew)

Clifford A. Pellow

Mr. Daniels (as Cliff Pellow)

Allan Rich

Mr. Bialik

Henry Rowland

Amish farmer #1

Sam Nudell

Rabbi

Gabriel Curtis

Rabbi

Larry Gelman

Rabbi

Zachary Berger

Rabbi

Martin Garner

Rabbi

Herbert Mitchel

Black man on railroad work crew

David Bradley

Julius Rosensheine

Richard Dunham

Amish farmer #2

Bret Briggs

Little Amish boy

Brad Briggs

Little Amish boy

Chip Frye

Teenage boy

June Constable

Amish wife

Jacques Hampton

Fisherman #1

Roy Kaye

Fisherman #2

Catherine Chase

Lady on train

Linda Stearns

Mother

Heidi Stearns

Jane

Howard Gudmundson

Railroad employee applicant

Marty White

Railroad employee applicant

George Barrows

Ticket purchaser

Gloria Hayes

Indian maiden

Alex Romero

Wild old man

Robert Padilla

Medicine man

Frank De Vol

Piano player (old-timer)

Alvin Greenman

Wedding guest

Joe Massengale

Cowboy #1

Richard Kennedy

Cowboy #2

Dick Dickinson

Cowboy #3

Allan Keller

Cowboy #4

Tom Lillard

Sheriff

Karl Lukas

Bartender

Young Jue

Waiter

Christine Glazier

Dance-hall girl

Henry Ford Robinson

Croupier (as Henry F. Robinson)

John Steadman

Booking agent

Ian Wolfe

Father Joseph

Kenny Selko

Little boy

Warren Selko

Little boy

John Bleifer

First rabbi

Ben Kahlon

Rabbi

Michael Elias

Rabbi

Rolfe Sedan

Rabbi

Crew

Robert Aldrich

Director

Michael Elias

Writer

Frank Shaw

Writer

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Disc Releases

The Frisco Kid

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

2/14/2006

The Frisco Kid

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (Std.))

7/12/2022