Lawman Without a Gun (also known as This Man Stands Alone) is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Louis Gossett Jr., written and directed by Jerrold Freedman.[1]
| 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 | NBC |
| Release | April 23, 1979 |
Plot
editA 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.[2] He died in 2015.[3]
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- ^ The Taming of Hatter Fox Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 12 Oct 1977: g18.
- ^ "Stanford". Stanford Libraries. Stanford University. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Obituary". Roberts Funeral Services. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
edit- Lawman Without a Gun at IMDb
- Lawman Without a Gun at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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