The Billion Dollar Hobo

The Billion Dollar Hobo

96 mins | Comedy, Family | Nov. 1, 1977

Vernon Praiseworthy is a clumsy but lovable dope who stands to inherit his uncle's fortune. The condition is that he travel the rails as a penniless hobo just as his uncle did in the dark days of the depression. That seems simple enough until he gets involved in a dog-napping plot. Written by Jerry Roberts

The Billion Dollar Hobo

96 mins | Comedy, Family | Nov. 1, 1977

The Billion Dollar Hobo
Vernon Praiseworthy is a clumsy but lovable dope who stands to inherit his uncle's fortune. The condition is that he travel the rails as a penniless hobo just as his uncle did in the dark days of the depression. That seems simple enough until he gets involved in a dog-napping plot. Written by Jerry Roberts
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers The International Picture Show Company
Original title The Billion Dollar Hobo
Directors Stuart E. McGowan
Writers Roger Beatty, Stuart E. McGowan, Tim Conway

Cast

Tim Conway

as Vernon Praiseworthy

Al Stellone

as Cookie

Ellen Gerstein

as Waitress

Will Geer

as Choo-Choo Trayne

Frank Sivero

as Ernie

Victoria Carroll

as Henderson

Sydney Lassick

as Mitchell

Eric Weston

as Steve