The California Kid
In this town a speeding ticket is a death sentence.
1974 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Richard T. Heffron |
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| Writer: | Richard Compton |
| Staring: |
| A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. The brother of one of the victims rolls into town in his hot rod to investigate his brother's death. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 25, 1974 |
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| Director: | Richard T. Heffron |
| Writer: | Richard Compton |
| Genres: | Action, Horror, TV Movie, Thriller |
| Keywords | sheriff, small town, hot rod, murder, car crash, small town sheriff |
| Production Companies | Universal Television, ABC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Martin Sheen | Michael McCord |
| Vic Morrow | Sheriff Roy Childress |
| Michelle Phillips | Maggie |
| Stuart Margolin | Deputy |
| Nick Nolte | Buzz Stafford |
| Janit Baldwin | Sissy |
| Gary Morgan | Lyle Stafford |
| Frederic Downs | Judge J.A. Hooker |
| Don Mantooth | Jack |
| Joe Estevez | Don McCord |
| Britt Leach | Johnny |
| Norman Bartold | Howard |
| Barbara Collentine | Edith |
| Michael Richardson | Charley |
| Gavan O'Herlihy | Tom |
| Jack McCulloch | Pete |
| Ken Johnson | Harlie |
| Sandy Brown Wyeth | Leona |
| Trent Dolan | Stranger |
| Monika Henreid | Gerry |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Luchi De Jesus | Original Music Composer |
| Terry K. Meade | Director of Photography |
| Robert F. Shugrue | Editor |
| Raymond Beal | Art Direction |
| Sam J. Jones | Set Decoration |
| Grady Hunt | Costume Design |
| John Gaudioso | Assistant Director |
| James R. Alexander | Sound |
| Robert Bradshaw | Sound Editor |
| Roger Sword | Sound Editor |
| Hal Mooney | Music Supervisor |
| Ben Bishop | Unit Manager |
| Denny Arnold | Stunts |
| Richard Belding | Editorial Manager |
| Richard T. Heffron | Director |
| Richard Compton | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howie Horwitz | Producer |
| Paul Mason | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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