Documentary

The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker

7.0TMDB200354m

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Overview

Ernest Borgnine, star of the classic train movie Emperor of the North, hosts and narrates this remarkable examination of the uniquely American Hobo.

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Top cast

Ernest Borgnine

Himself - Narrator

Merle Haggard

Himself - Special Guest

James Michener

Himself - Special Guest

Crew

Bobb Hopkins

Director

Bobb Hopkins

Writer

Wallace L. Benepe

Executive Producer

Bobb Hopkins

Producer

Chet Hopkins

Director of Photography

Julius Braunschweig

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