In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.
Ryan O'Neal | Leo Harrigan |
Burt Reynolds | Buck Greenway |
Tatum O'Neal | Alice Forsyte |
Brian Keith | H.H. Cobb |
Stella Stevens | Marty Reeves |
John Ritter | Franklin Frank |
Jane Hitchcock | Kathleen Cooke |
Jack Perkins | Michael Gilhooley |
Brion James | Bailiff |
Sidney Armus | Judge |
Joe Warfield | Defense Attorney |
Tamar Cooper | Edna Mae Gilhooley |