Draft:The Sheriff (1971 film)

*The Sheriff*
The Sheriff
Written by	Arnold Perl
Directed by	David Lowell Rich
Starring	Ossie Davis; Kaz Garas; Kyle Johnson
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Jon Epstein
Cinematography	Emil Oster
Editor	Howard Kunin
Running time	73 minutes
Production company	Marvin Worth Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 30, 1971

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The Sheriff is a TV movie aired on March 31, 1971, as an ABC Movie of the Week. The story is about a rape case which opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman raped a black college student.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Ossie Davis as James Lucas
Kaz Garas as Harve Gregory
Kyle Johnson as Vance Lucas
Edward Binns as Paulsen
Lynda Day George as Alma Gregory (as Lynda Day)
Ruby Dee as Sue Ann Lucas
Moses Gunn as Cliff Wilder
John Marley as Kinsella
Ross Martin as Larry Walters
Brenda Sykes as Janet Wilder
Joel Fluellen as Charley Dobey
Austin Willis as Judge
Parley Baer as Braden
David Moses as Scopes
Bill Quinn as Doctor (as William Quinn)

References

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