Lawman Without a Gun
“Alabama's First Black Sheriff. America's Most Dangerous Job.”
1979•1h 30m•9.0•Released
DramaTV Movie
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
Writer
Jerrold Freedman
Languages
English
Studio
Roger Gimbel Productions
Cast
Louis Gossett Jr.
Tom Hayward
Clu Gulager
Marvin Tayman
Mary Alice
Minnie Hayward
Barry Brown
Fred Tayman
Barton Heyman
George Tayman
James McEachin
Harris McIntyre
Lonny Chapman
Sheriff Harvey Johnson
James McEacheon
Harris McIntyre
Helen Martin
Mrs. Cartwright
John Crawford
Sgt. Hunt
John Ashton
1st State Trooper
Burton Gilliam
Rev. Farrell
Clebert Ford
Albert Jackson
Nick Smith
Factory Worker
Philip Michael Thomas
Rufus Cartwright
Production
Company
Roger Gimbel Productions
Company
Abby Mann Productions
Company
EMI Television
Producer
Harry R. Sherman
Producer
Roger Gimbel
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