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The Legend of Tom Dooley
The Legend of Tom Dooley

The Legend of Tom Dooley

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

Genres

WesternDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 July 1959

Country

United States of America

Cast

Michael Landon

Michael Landon

Tom Dooley

Jo Morrow

Jo Morrow

Laura Foster

Jack Hogan

Jack Hogan

Charlie Grayson

Richard Rust

Richard Rust

Country Boy

Dee Pollock

Dee Pollock

Abel

Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Father

Howard Wright

Howard Wright

Sheriff Joe Dobbs

Ralph Moody

Ralph Moody

Doc Henry

John Cliff

John Cliff

Lieutenant

Cheerio Meredith

Cheerio Meredith

Meg

Gary Hunley

Gary Hunley

The Kid

Anthony Jochim

Anthony Jochim

Preacher

Jeff Morris

Jeff Morris

Confederate Soldier

Jason Johnson

Jason Johnson

Frank

Boyd Santell

Boyd Santell

Andy

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