]Then, after she thought he had left in the vehicle (she heard another car door slam) without asking for his change, he tiptoed back to sit silently.Rumack, who up to that time was known mostly for B-movie dramatic roles, in films likeForbidden Planet (1956)andThe Poseidon Adventure (1972).Their exploits were perfect for a film that was intended o portray outlaws who mock and defy authority and the Establishment.He told Suzi about he camp""s murderous history -- "the guy""s dead now, somewhere at the bottom of this lake.They ride off, joined by Carter, sidekick Croft, and Davies who also tag along with the angry mob as a means of self-preservation, accompanied by:Gerald (William Eythe), Tetley""s weak-willed, sensitive son brought along by the Major to prove and toughen his manhood ("Perhaps this will do what I""ve obviously failed to do, make a man of you")Jenny "Ma" Grier (Jane Darwell in an atypical role), an iron-willed, heartless, cackling, robost, blood-thirsty female who runs a boarding house, and wants to fulfill her civic dutyMonty Smith (Paul Hurst), a bearded, drunken town bum and redneck who is bored with inactivity and wants some excitement and adventure on the frontier ("It ain""t every day we have a hangin"" in a town as dead as this one")Mapes (Dick Rich), also called "Butch," a power-hungry, sadistic bully made Deputy while he sheriff is out of town and itching to prove himselfSparks (Leigh Whipper), a mild-mannered old black man, the unofficial town preacher and singer of hymns who feels sympathetic towards anyone who might be victimized by a vengeful lynch mob because he once saw his own brother ("a little fella") lynched(While ridiculing Sparks as he sits on porch steps and whittles, Smith encourages him to join the mob: "You won""t have to do nothin"".