Lawman Without a Gun
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| 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(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Abby Mann |
| Producer(s) | Harry R. Sherman |
| Production location(s) | Kentucky |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Editor(s) | John F. Link |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | EMI Television Roger Gimbel Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 4, 1978 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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]
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Plot
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.[2] He died in 2015.[3]
Cast
- 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
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- Lawman Without a Gun at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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- 1978 television films
- 1978 films
- 1978 drama films
- Films about racism
- Films about race and ethnicity
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- NBC original films
- Films directed by Jerrold Freedman
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