sailors was his younger brother. The sheriff, aware that McCord is on to him, orders McCord to leave town, setting the stage for the climactic duel. On his way out of town, McCord finds the sheriff waiting for him and goads him into giving chase. The sheriff tries to run him off the road, but McCord is ready, having driven his car through the curves multiple times to find its limit. As Buzz and the sheriff's deputy look on, the sheriff loses control at the same curve as the earlier two crashes and plummets over the cliff, becoming a victim of his own obsession, while McCord slides to a safe stop on the sandy shoulder. Triumphant, McCord drives past the diner and waves at Maggie on his way out of town. Cast Martin Sheen as Michael McCord Vic Morrow as Sheriff Roy Childress Michelle Philips as Maggie Stuart Margolin as Deputy Nick Nolte as Buzz Stafford Janit Baldwin as Sissy Gary Morgan as Lyle Stafford Frederic Downs as Judge J.A. Hooker Don Mantooth as Jack (as Donald Mantooth) Joe Estevez as Don McCord (as Joseph Estevez) Britt Leach as Johnny Norman Bartold as Howard Barbara Collentine as Edith Michael Richardson as Charley Gavan O'Herlihy as Tom Jack McCulloch as Pete Ken Johnson as Harlie Sandy Brown Wyeth as Leona Tren Dolan as Stranger Monika Henreid as Gerry See also List of American films of 1974 External links 1970s teen drama films 1974 television films 1974 films American auto racing films American teen drama films ABC Movie of the Week Films about automobiles Films directed by Richard T. Heffron Films set in 1958 Films set in California 1974 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films