Silver Streak

1h 54min

Comedy

Crime

Romance

Thriller

Action

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.

Production Companies

Frank Yablans Presentations

Miller-Milkis Productions

20th Century Fox

Cast

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

George Caldwell
Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns
Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Grover Muldoon
Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

Roger Devereau
Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Bob Sweet
Clifton James

Clifton James

Sheriff Chauncey
Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Mr. Edgar Whiney
Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch

Professor Schreiner & Johnson
Valerie Curtin

Valerie Curtin

Plain Jane
Lucille Benson

Lucille Benson

Rita Babtree
Fred Willard

Fred Willard

Jerry Jarvis
Mathilda Calnan

Mathilda Calnan

Blue-Haired Lady
Margarita García

Margarita García

Mexican Mama-San
Henry Beckman

Henry Beckman

Conventioneer
Harvey Atkin

Harvey Atkin

Conventioneer
Raymond Guth

Raymond Guth

Night Watchman
John Daheim

John Daheim

Engineer #2
Jack O'Leary

Jack O'Leary

Fat Man #1
Lee McLaughlin

Lee McLaughlin

Fat Man #2
Tom Erhart

Tom Erhart

Cab Driver
J.A. Preston

J.A. Preston

Waiter (uncredited)
Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

Shoeshiner
Steve Weston

Steve Weston

Conventioneer
Wendy Girard

Wendy Girard

Girl on Train (uncredited)

Release date

3rd Dec 1976

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English