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The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
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Stanley Shpetner (writer)
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July 1959 (USA)
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Based on a popular song, this is the tale of a Rebel soldier at the close of the Civil War, who is pursued by a carpet-bagger lawman. | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | Michael Landon | ... | Tom Dooley |
 | Jo Morrow | ... | Laura Foster |
 | Jack Hogan | ... | Charlie Grayson |
| Richard Rust | ... | Country Boy |
| Dee Pollock | ... | Abel |
| Ken Lynch | ... | Father |
| Howard Wright | ... | Sheriff Joe Dobbs |
| Ralph Moody | ... | Doc Henry |
| John Cliff | ... | Lieutenant |
| Cheerio Meredith | ... | Meg |
| Gary Hunley | ... | The Kid |
| Anthony Jochim | ... | Preacher |
| Jeff Morris | ... | Confederate Soldier |
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79 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Featured in Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991) (V)
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Tom Dooley
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Now in endless reruns on the Western Channel, the movie's not half-bad for a quickie production intended to exploit the booming popularity of the folk song. Landon and Rust are quite good as returning rebs caught behind Union lines at Civil War's end. Their chemistry is more like that of brothers than comrades-in-arms. The production appears to have piggy-backed on the "Gunsmoke" series, using many of the same sets and locations, along with veteran Gunsmoke director Ted Post. Maybe that's why the fist-fight at the gutted cabin is so well executed-- the boys really give the slick choreographing their all. Then too, I wouldn't be surprised that this performance won Landon the career role of Little Joe on Bonanza; it's certainly good enough. Anyway, the film shows how even a cheap quickie with no pedigree can exceed expectations.