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The Legend of Tom Dooley( 1959)

TV-MAWesternDrama
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Out of that song -- a fury of a movie!

Overview

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is over. The Command refuses to give them some slack for making this tragic but honest mistake and sends a lawman after them.

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      Michael Landon

      Tom Dooley

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      Jo Morrow

      Laura Foster

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      Jack Hogan

      Charlie Grayson

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      Richard Rust

      Country Boy

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      Dee Pollock

      Abel

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      Ken Lynch

      Father

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      Howard Wright

      Sheriff Joe Dobbs

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      Ralph Moody

      Doc Henry

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      John Cliff

      Lieutenant

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      Cheerio Meredith

      Meg

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      Gary Hunley

      The Kid

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      Anthony Jochim

      Preacher

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      Jeff Morris

      Confederate Soldier

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      Jason Johnson

      Frank

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      Boyd Santell

      Andy

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Oct 03 2015
    Hang down your head and cry. The Legend of Tom Dooley is based on the old folk song, Tom Dooley, which itself was inspired by a real life case about Tom Dula, who was convicted of the murder of Laura Foster in 1866. The films story pretty much follows the song, performed by The Kingston Trio as the title song and as part of the soundtrack - cum - screenplay! Photographed nicely out of Chatsworth and Thousand Oaks, California, by Gilbert Warrenton, it stars Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan, Richard Rust and Dee Pollock. The narrative and various character actions hit all the right em...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • civil war
    • based on song, poem or rhyme