The Billion Dollar Hobo

The Billion Dollar Hobo is a 1977 American comedy film starring Tim Conway and Will Geer (in his last role).

The Billion Dollar Hobo
The DVD cover of the film
Directed by	Stuart E. McGowan
Written by	Stuart E. McGowan Tim Conway Roger Beatty
Produced by	Lang Elliott Eric Weston
Starring	Tim Conway Will Geer
Cinematography	Irv Goodnoff
Edited by	Avrum Fine
Music by	Michael Leonard
Distributed by	International Picture Show Company
Release date	November 1977 (1977-11)
Running time	96 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Conway is Vernon Praiseworthy, only heir to his uncle's fortune, who faced poverty and misfortune during the Great Depression but managed to build up his riches despite these hardships. To become eligible for the inheritance, Vernon must suffer as his uncle did by becoming a migrant hobo for a time. Soon after, Vernon and the dog sent to protect him are caught up in a dognapping scheme.

Cast

• Tim Conway as Vernon Praiseworthy
• Will Geer as Choo Choo Trayne
• Eric Weston as Steve
• Sydney Lassick as Mitchell
• John Myhers as Leonard Cox
• Frank Sivero as Ernie
• Sharon Clark as Jen
• Victoria Carroll as Barbara Henderson
• Sheela Tessler as Rita
• Mickey Morton as Kotch
• Roger Barkley as Guard#2
• Al Lohman as Guard#1 (as Al Loehman)
• Kaye Elhardt as Miss Evans
• London the Wonder Dog as Bo

Production notes

• Jimmie Rodgers sang the song in the film entitled "Half Sung Song".
• London the Wonder Dog would later star in the TV series The Littlest Hobo.

External links

• The Billion Dollar Hobo at IMDb 
• The Billion Dollar Hobo at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Billion Dollar Hobo at the TCM Movie Database