Storyline
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.
Principal Cast
Gene Wilder
George Caldwell
Jill Clayburgh
Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns
Richard Pryor
Grover Muldoon
Patrick McGoohan
Roger Devereau
Ned Beatty
Bob Sweet
Clifton James
Sheriff Chauncey
Ray Walston
Mr. Edgar Whiney
Stefan Gierasch
Professor Schreiner & Johnson
Media Information
DirectorArthur Hiller
StatusReleased
Runtime114 min
Genres
ComedyCrimeRomanceThrillerAction
Release Date1976-12-03
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
20th Century Fox
Frank Yablans Presentations
Miller-Milkis Productions