The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	Clyde Ware
Directed by	Clyde Ware
Starring	Martin Sheen Kim Darby Michael Parks
Theme music composer	Pete Rugolo
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Roy Huggins
Producer	Jo Swerling Jr.
Cinematography	J.J. Jones
Editors	Gloryette Clark Chuck McClelland
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Universal Television Universal/Public Arts Production
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	May 7, 1974 (1974-05-07)

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd is a 1974 American TV movie. It was written and directed by Clyde Ware. ^[1]

Cast

• Martin Sheen as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
• Kim Darby as Ruby Hardgrave
• Michael Parks as Bradley Floyd
• Steven Keats as Eddie Richetti
• Ellen Corby as Ma Floyd
• Abe Vigoda as Dominic Morrell
• Joe Estevez as E.W. Floyd
• Ford Rainey as Mr. Suggs
• Misty Rowe as Blonde

Reception

The Los Angeles Times said the film was the best of all the Great Depression-era gangster films that followed the success of Bonnie and Clyde (1967). ^[2]

The Washington Post called it "a slick piece of work, smoothly constructed, ably photographed, convincingly acted." ^[3]

References

1. ... Did He Really Try to Escape? Ware, Clyde. Los Angeles Times 23 Nov 1974: a4.
2. TV MOVIE REVIEW: Pretty Boy Floyd as Tragic Figure Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 May 1974: c16.
3. 'The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd' -- More or Less: Preview By Alan M. Kriegsman. The Washington Post 7 May 1974: C7.

External links

• The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd at IMDb
• The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd at Letterbox DVD