''The Road Hustlers'' is a 1968 American

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directed by Larry E. Jackson and starring Jim Davis,

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and

Bruce Yarnell Bruce Patane Altomari Yarnell (December 28, 1935 – November 30, 1973) was an American film, television, theatre actor and singer. He was known for playing the role of Deputy Marshal Chalk Breeson in the final season of the American western te ...

.Balducci p.72 It was shot on location in

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

Plot

Cast

* Jim Davis as Noah Reedy *

as Earl Veasey *

as Matt Reedy *

Robert Dix Robert Warren Brimmer (May 8, 1935 – August 6, 2018), known professionally as Robert Dix, was an American film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1954 and 1974. Biographic data Dix was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor R ...

as Mark Reedy *

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as Nadine *

Andy Devine Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature fil ...

as Sheriff Estep *

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as Helen *

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as Luke Reedy * Theodore Lehmann as Hagar *

John 'Bud' Cardos John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

as Chandler *

Bill McKinney William Denison McKinney (September 12, 1931 – December 1, 2011) was an American character actor. He played the sadistic mountain man in John Boorman's 1972 film ''Deliverance'' and appeared in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably as Capt ...

as Hays * Bill MacDowell as Bassett *

Jack Lester Jack William Lester (born 8 October 1975) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who is a first team coach at EFL Championship side of Sheffield United. As a player Sheffield born Lester played as a forward from 1994 ...

as Eskie * Sid Lawrence as Deke *

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as Ted * Monica Davis as Martha Lu * Marshall Lockhart as Nelly * Jim E. Quick as Imhoff * Jack Morey as Harrison * Byrd Holland as Agent

References

Bibliography

* Balducci, Anthony. ''Richard Pryor in Hollywood: The Narrative Films, 1967-1997''. McFarland, 2018.

External links

* 1968 films 1960s action films 1960s English-language films American action films American International Pictures films Films shot in North Carolina 1960s American films {{Action-film-stub