Hard Times
“New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.”
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.
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Hard Times performed
Budget
$2.7M
Worldwide Gross
$5.0M
Gross Profit
$2.3M
Return
1.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$720K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Chaney
Charles Bronson
Chaney
Spencer "Speed" Weed
James Coburn
Spencer "Speed" Weed
Lucy Simpson
Jill Ireland
Lucy Simpson
Poe
Strother Martin
Poe
Gayleen Schoonover
Margaret Blye
Gayleen Schoonover
Gandil
Michael McGuire
Gandil
Le Beau
Felice Orlandi
Le Beau
Pettibon
Edward Walsh
Pettibon
Doty
Bruce Glover
Doty
Jim Henry
Robert Tessier
Jim Henry
Street
Nick Dimitri
Street
Hammerman
Frank McRae
Hammerman
If you liked Hard Times
Hard Target
1993
Out of the Furnace
2013
The Quest
1996
Undisputed
2002
Never Back Down
2008
Unleashed
2005