The Frisco Kid (1979)


The Frisco Kid
Other NamesNo Knife
TaglineThe greatest cowboy ever to ride into the Wild West. From Poland.
GenreComedy, Western
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsColorado, USA
LanguageYiddish, English
Sound MixMono
ColorColor

The Frisco Kid is a 1979 movie directed by Robert Aldrich. The movie is a Western comedy featuring Gene Wilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Avram

Ramon Bieri
Mr. Jones

Chief Gray Cloud

Darryl Diggs

Leo Fuchs
Chief Rabbi

Penny Peyser
Rosalie

Matt Diggs

Jack Somack
Samuel Bender

Beege Barkette
Sarah Mindl

O'Leary

Walter Janovitz
Old Amish Man

Joe Kapp
Monterano

Mr. Ping

Clifford A. Pellow
Mr. Daniels

Allan Rich
Mr. Bialik

Henry Rowland
1st Farmer - Amish Man

Brother Bruno

John Steadman
Booking Agent

Father Joseph

Steffen Zacharias
Herschel Rosensheine

Eda Reiss Merin
Mrs. Bender

Kenny Selko
Little Boy

Warren Selko
Little Boy

John Bleifer
First Rabbi

Ben Kahlon
Rabbi

Michael Elias
Rabbi

Rolfe Sedan
Rabbi

Rusty Blitz
Rabbi

Sam Nudell
Rabbi

Gabriel Curtis
Rabbi

Rabbi

Zachary Berger
Rabbi

Martin Garner
Rabbi

Herbert Mitchel
Black Man

David Bradley
Julius Rosensheine

Richard Dunham
Second Farmer - Amish Man

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

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

Hank Robinson
Croupier

Director

Writer

Michael Elias

Frank Shaw

Producer

Mel Dellar
associate producer

Hawk Koch
executive producer

Mace Neufeld
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Robert B. Hauser

Editor

Jack Horger
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Irving Rosenblum
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Maury Winetrobe
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Production Designer

Terence Marsh
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Set Decorator

Marvin March
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Makeup Department

Giannina Bush
makeup artist

Leland V. Crawford
hair stylist

William Turner
makeup artist

Production Manager

Edward Teets
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Herb Adelman
dga trainee

Peter L. Bergquist
second assistant director

Mel Dellar
assistant director

Art Department

Michael Casey
property man

Dale Covey
greensman

Dave Newhouse
greensman: construction

Joe Pearce
stand-by painter

Victor E. Petrotta Sr.
property master

H. John Ramos
assistant property master

Ida Random
assistant art director

Josan F. Russo
assistant art director

George Szeptycki
assistant art director

Hendrik Wynands
construction coordinator

Sound Department

Les Fresholtz
sound re-recording mixer

George Geren
cable person

Walter Goss
sound re-recording mixer

Art Jackson
playback operator

Joe Kenworthy
boom operator

Marvin I. Kosberg
looping editor

Arthur Piantadosi
sound re-recording mixer

Jack Solomon
sound mixer

Special Effects

Henry Millar Jr.
special effects foreman

Kevin Pike
special effects

Stunts

Kim Burke
stunts

Bill Hart
stunts

Chuck Hayward
stunt coordinator

Bob Herron
stunts

Bob Terhune
stunts

Mickey Gilbert
stunts, stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Billy Beaird
key grip, dolly grip

Don Cady
electrical best boy

Robert E. Gaynor
dolly grip

John Kiser
camera operator

Nick Kurges
grip

James LeBlanc
second assistant camera

Eugene Mendez
second company grip

Victor Nikaido
camera technician

Douglas Olivares
second assistant camera

Jack Shannon
still photographer

Duane Smith
electrical best boy

Michael St. Hilaire
camera operator

Lynn Tomes
camera technician

Jack Wilson
gaffer

Casting Department

Steven R. Stevens
location casting

Jack N. Young
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Violet N. Cane
costumer: women

Dennis Fill
wardrobe supervisor

George L. Little
costume foreperson

Editorial Department

Dennis E. Lew
assistant editor

Saul Saladow
assistant editor

Music Department

Bob Alberti
orchestrator

Baruch Cohon
composer: original chant

Eugene Marks
music editor

Albert Woodbury
orchestrator

Dan Wallin
score mixer

Other Crew

George American Horse
technical advisor

Joan Bennett
secretary to director

Walter Blake
title designer: main titles

Kathy Day
secretary to producer

Glenn Dunn
craft service

Doris Grau
script supervisor

Alvin Greenman
dialogue supervisor

Meyer Heller
technical advisor

Susan Hoffman
location auditor

Gordon Jones
representative: AHA

Richard Liebegott
production secretary

Susan Pile
unit publicist

Steven Robbins
technical advisor

Alex Romero
choreographer

Rudy Ugland
ramrod

Jerry Young
wrangler

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner-Columbia Filmverleih

Warner Home Video

Miscellaneous

Burbank Studios, The
production services and equipment

Creative Sound Studios
sound editing

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
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