Ben Shockley, an alcoholic cop from Phoenix, is well on his way to becoming a down-and-out when he is given the task to escort witness Gus Mally from Las Vegas. His superior, Commissioner Blakelock, says that it’s a “nothing witness” for a “nothing trial.”

• The Gauntlet
• Clint Eastwood
• Sondra Locke
• Pat Hingle