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.
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Charles Bronson as Chaney
James Coburn as Spencer "Speed" Weed
Jill Ireland as Lucy Simpson
Strother Martin as Poe
Margaret Blye as Gayleen Schoonover
Michael McGuire as Gandil
Felice Orlandi as Le Beau
Edward Walsh as Pettibon
Bruce Glover as Doty
Robert Tessier as Jim Henry
Nick Dimitri as Street
Frank McRae as Hammerman
Maurice Kowalewski as Caesare
Naomi Stevens as Madam
Lyla Hay Owen as Waitress
John Creamer as Apartment Manager
Robert Castleberry as Counterman
Becky Allen as Poe's Date
Joan Kleven as Carol
Anne Welsch as Secretary
Fred Lerner as Caesare's Hitter
Jimmy Nickerson as Barge Fighter
Chuck Hicks as Speed's Hitter
Walter Scott as Pool Player
Max Kleven as Pool Player
Valerian Smith as Handler
Bob Minor as Zack
Larry Martindale as Driver
Charles W. Schaefer Jr. as Card Player
Leslie Bonano as Card Player
Ronnie Philips as Cajun Fighter
Ron Centanni as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
M.C. Gainey as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)