Lawman Without a Gun

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Lawman Without a Gun
GenreDrama
Written byJerrold Freedman
Directed byJerrold Freedman
Starring Louis Gossett Jr.
Clu Gulager
Mary Alice
Barry Brown
Music by Fred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Abby Mann
ProducerHarry R. Sherman
Production location Kentucky
Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Editor John F. Link
Running time90 minutes
Production companies EMI Television
Roger Gimbel Productions
Original release
Network BBC
ReleaseDecember 4, 1978 (1978-12-04)

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] It premiered on the BBC on December 4, 1978. [2] It was later shown on American television on NBC on May 30, 1979. [3]

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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. [4] He died in 2015. [5]

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References

  1. Smith, Cecil (October 12, 1977). "The Taming of Hatter Fox". Los Angeles Times. p. g18.
  2. "Schedule 1978-12-04". BBC Programme Index. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. Glenn, Ray (May 2, 1979). "Will NBC-TV Ever Show 'Our' Film?". Kentucky New Era. p. 23. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. "Stanford". Stanford Libraries. Stanford University. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. "Obituary". Roberts Funeral Services. Retrieved March 5, 2021.