Lawman Without a Gun
Drama
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for Sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.
Director
Jerrold Freedman
Writers
N/A
Stars
Louis Gossett Jr., Clu Gulager, Mary Alice
Release Date
May 30, 1979
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Tom Hayward
Clu Gulager
as Marvin Tayman
Mary Alice
as Minnie Hayward
Barton Heyman
as George Tayman
Barry Brown
as Fred Tayman
Lonny Chapman
as Sheriff Harvey Johnson
James McEachin
as Harris McIntyre
Helen Martin
as Mrs. Cartwright
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Clebert Ford
as Robert Farrell
John Crawford
as Sergeant Hunt
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kentucky, USA
Production
Abby Mann Productions, EMI Television, Roger Gimbel Productions
🏷️ Keywords
civil rightssheriffblaxploitationracismafrican american
🎯 Categories
Drama
💡 Did You Know?
This movie was set in Alabama, but the courthouse scenes were filmed in Elkton, Kentucky.
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📖 Synopsis
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for Sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.