Western ·Drama · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 19m

The Legend of Tom Dooley

Director

Cast

Michael Landon as Tom Dooley Jo Morrow as Laura Foster Jack Hogan as Charlie Grayson Richard Rust as Country Boy Dee Pollock as Abel Ken Lynch as Father

Crew

Gilbert Warrenton — Director of Photography Robert S. Eisen — Editor Ronald Stein — Original Music Composer Stanley Shpetner — Writer Stanley Shpetner — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

civil war based on song, poem or rhyme

Key Collaborators

Ted Post Director Gilbert Warrenton Director of Photography Robert S. Eisen Editor Ronald Stein Original Music Composer Stanley Shpetner Writer Stanley Shpetner Producer

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