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.
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