The Hanged Man (1974 film)

The Hanged Man
DVD cover for The Hanged Man
Genre	Western
Written by	Ken Trevey
Directed by	Michael Caffey
Starring	Steve Forrest Cameron Mitchell Sharon Acker
Theme music composer	Richard Markowitz
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Andrew J. Fenday
Production locations	Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona Mescal, Arizona Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California
Cinematography	Keith C. Smith
Editor	Nick Archer
Running time	73 minutes
Production companies	Andrew J. Fenady Productions Bing Crosby Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 13, 1974 (1974-03-13)

The Hanged Man is a 1974 American Western television film directed by Michael Caffey and starring Steve Forrest, Cameron Mitchell and Sharon Acker. It premiered on ABC on March 13, 1974, and was intended as a pilot for a possible new series which was never produced. ^[1]

Plot

Having survived his own hanging, hired killer James Devlin turns over a new leaf, defending a widow and her son from an avaricious land baron.

Cast

• Steve Forrest as James Devlin
• Dean Jagger as Josiah Lowe
• Will Geer as Nameless
• Sharon Acker as Carrie Gault
• Brendon Boone as Billy Irons
• Rafael Campos as Father Alvaro
• Barbara Luna as Soledad Villegas
• Cameron Mitchell as Lew Halleck
• Ray Teal as Judge Homer Bayne
• Bobby Eilbacher as Benjamin Gault
• William Bryant as Dr. Lawrence Nye
• Steve Marlo as Joe "Patch" Janney
• John Mitchum as Eubie Turpin
• Michael Masters as Deputy Sheriff
• Bill Catching as Executioner
• Tim Matheson as executioner's son (uncredited)
• Hank Worden as Ab Wickes

See also

• List of American films of 1974
• The Hanged Man (tarot card)

References

1. Movies on TV by Steven H Scheuer, 1984 edition, Bell Publishing Co., by arrangement with Bantam Books ISBN   0-517-44900-5

External links

• The Hanged Man at IMDb