Lawman Without a Gun
| 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 |
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 1978-12-04". BBC Programme Index. 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]
 | This article related to an American television drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |