...should've been the title for this action-packed drama set in the 1930's depression era in New Orleans. Charles Bronson is Chaney, a down on his luck drifter lookin' for a fast buck, when he runs into James Coburn (speed) - one of Coburn's better acting performances as a two-bit gambler trying to make alot of bucks with Chaney's fist. Bronson also throws a powerful punch in the acting department while in the same process trying to hold on to Jill Ireland, Chaney's girlfriend. (Jill never looked better). HARD TIMES, 1975, loaded with fisticuffs action, Bronson on the top of his game, the vhs is a good transfer.