Lawman Without a Gun
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1978 TV film by Jerrold Freedman
| Lawman Without a Gun | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Jerrold Freedman |
| Directed by | Jerrold Freedman |
| Starring | Louis Gossett Jr. Clu Gulager Mary Alice Barry Brown |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Abby Mann |
| Producer | Harry R. Sherman |
| Production location | Kentucky |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Editor | John F. Link |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | EMI Television Roger Gimbel Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | December 4, 1978 (1978年12月04日) |
Lawman Without a Gun (also known as This Man Stands Alone) is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Louis Gossett Jr., written and directed by Jerrold Freedman.[1] It premiered on the BBC on December 4, 1978.[2] It was later shown on American television on NBC on May 30, 1979.[3]
Plot
[edit ]A black man runs for the position of sheriff in a small town. This movie is about Dr. Rev. Thomas Earl Gilmore Sr. Raised in Forkland, Alabama and known as the "sheriff without a gun," he became the first black sheriff of Greene County and the second black sheriff in the state of Alabama.[4] He died in 2015.[5]
Cast
[edit ]- Louis Gossett Jr. as Tom Hayward
- Clu Gulager as Marvin Tayman
- Mary Alice as Minnie Hayward
- Barry Brown as Fred Tayman
- Barton Heyman as George Tayman
- James McEachin as Harris McIntyre
- Lonny Chapman as Sheriff Harvey Johnson
- Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor cameo
References
[edit ]- ^ Smith, Cecil (October 12, 1977). "The Taming of Hatter Fox". Los Angeles Times. p. g18.
- ^ "Schedule 1978年12月04日". BBC Programme Index. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Glenn, Ray (May 2, 1979). "Will NBC-TV Ever Show 'Our' Film?". Kentucky New Era. p. 23. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Stanford". Stanford Libraries. Stanford University. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Obituary". Roberts Funeral Services. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
External links
[edit ]- Lawman Without a Gun at IMDb
- Lawman Without a Gun at the British Film Institute [better source needed ]
Categories:
- 1978 television films
- 1978 films
- 1978 drama films
- Films about racism in the United States
- Films about race and ethnicity
- Films about human rights
- Films set in Alabama
- NBC original films
- Films directed by Jerrold Freedman
- American drama television films
- 1978 American films
- American drama television film stubs