The Last Ride

The Last Ride

Silas

Ray

Stan

Mr. Wells

Nurse

Dr. Stoneacre

Street Musician

Attendant

Bellman

O'Keefe

Trooper

Judge Matheny

Maynard

Store Keeper

Old Man

Store Singer (as Matthew Lindahl)

Dirty John

Good Looking Woman

Leroy

Usher

Dirty John's Honky Tonk Band

Dirty John's Honky Tonk Band

Dirty John's Honky Tonk Band

Dirty John's Honky Tonk Band

Dirty John's Honky Tonk Band

Dirty John's Honky Tonk Band

Extra

Fiddle player

Cook

Banjo player

Telephone operator (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Carr, the Auburn freshman who actually was driving when Williams died, himself passed away in July 2013 at the age of 79 in Montgomery, AL. Carr was hired on Dec. 30, 1952, to drive Williams in his 1952 powder blue Cadillac from Montgomery to shows in Charleston, WV, and Canton, OH. There was snow most of the way. On New Year's Eve day in the afternoon, Williams received word that a flight he had planned to take him to the job in Charleston was canceled due to snow. They checked into a Knoxville hotel, where hotel porters later had to carry Williams, under the influence of two shots of morphine, to the backseat of the car when it was decided to drive to Canton. The next morning, in Oak Hill, WV, Carr found Williams dead, lying in the same position where the porters had placed him. Carr remained in Montgomery, working in investment and real estate until he retired.

When the bartender is giving the free coffee to Hank's driver, there is a neon advertising sign that says "Leinies". Leinie's aka Leinenkugel's was a local beer & was not available outside of the state of Wisconsin at that time period.

When Silas is front of the judge in Tennessee, the judge is seen writing on a piece of paper in several consecutive shots. In nearly every shot, the pen he has in his hand changes.