"Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free."
Lee Marvin
as A No. 1
Ernest Borgnine
as Shack
Keith Carradine
as Cigaret
Charles Tyner
as Cracker
Malcolm Atterbury
as Hogger
Simon Oakland
as Policeman
Harry Caesar
as Coaly
Hal Baylor
as Yardman's Helper
Matt Clark
as Yardlet
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Gray Cat
Joe Di Reda
as Dinger
Liam Dunn
as Smile
Diane Dye
as Girl in Water
Robert Foulk
as Conductor
Jim Goodwin
as Fakir
Raymond Guth
as Preacher
Sid Haig
as Grease Tail
Karl Lukas
as Pokey Stiff
Edward McNally
as Yard Clerk
John Steadman
as Stew Bum
Vic Tayback
as Yardman
Dave Willock
as Groundhog
Don Blackman
as Old Shine (uncredited)
Jack Collins
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Richard Daughty
as The Cub (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Dennis Falt
as Hobo Camp Occupant (uncredited)
Joe Haworth
as Ash Eater (uncredited)
Lance Henriksen
as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Harry Hickox
as Elder (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman
as Halfy (uncredited)
James Kingsley
as Machinist (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Alkee Stiff (uncredited)
Hal Jon Norman
as Hobo (uncredited)
Danny 'Big Black' Rey
Wayne Sutherlin
as Gink (uncredited)
Forrest Wood
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Jack London
Story
Frank De Vol
Original Music Composer
Robert Aldrich
Director
Christopher Knopf
Writer
Stanley Hough
Producer
Barry Steinberg
Second Assistant Director
Malcolm R. Harding
Assistant Director
Kenneth Hyman
Executive Producer
Frank Capacchione
Associate Editor
Richard Overton
Sound Mixer
Dave Davies
Unit Publicist
Saul Wurtzel
Unit Production Manager
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Roland Gross
Larry Powell
Jack Baur
Casting
Michael Luciano
Editor
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Ygnacio Sepulveda
Property Master
Henry Millar Jr.
Special Effects
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Walter Blake
Title Designer
John LaSalandra
Construction Coordinator
William Turner
Makeup Artist
Howard Hohler
Script Supervisor
Joe Jackman
Camera Operator
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kenneth Peach Jr.
Walter Scott
Stunt Double
