The Frisco Kid
“This kosher cowboy hasn't got a prayer -- but plenty of laughs.”
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.
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Frisco Kid performed
Budget
$9.2M
Worldwide Gross
$9.3M
Gross Profit
$100,000
Return
1.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Avram
Gene Wilder
Avram
Tommy
Harrison Ford
Tommy
Mr. Jones
Ramon Bieri
Mr. Jones
Chief Gray Cloud
Val Bisoglio
Chief Gray Cloud
Darryl Diggs
George DiCenzo
Darryl Diggs
Chief Rabbi
Leo Fuchs
Chief Rabbi
Rosalie
Penny Peyser
Rosalie
Matt Diggs
William Smith
Matt Diggs
Samuel Bender
Jack Somack
Samuel Bender
Sarah Mindl
Beege Barkette
Sarah Mindl
O'Leary
Shay Duffin
O'Leary
Old Amish Man
Walter Janovitz
Old Amish Man
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