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The Legend of Tom Dooley

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Plot

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.

Cast

Michael Landon as Tom Dooley
Michael Landon

as Tom Dooley

Jo Morrow as Laura Foster
Jo Morrow

as Laura Foster

Jack Hogan as Charlie Grayson
Jack Hogan

as Charlie Grayson

Richard Rust as Country Boy
Richard Rust

as Country Boy

Dee Pollock as Abel
Dee Pollock

as Abel

Ken Lynch as Father
Ken Lynch

as Father

Howard Wright as Sheriff Joe Dobbs
Howard Wright

as Sheriff Joe Dobbs

Ralph Moody as Doc Henry
Ralph Moody

as Doc Henry

John Cliff as Lieutenant
John Cliff

as Lieutenant

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 1, 1959

Production Companies

  • Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.32 hrs

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Reviews

Hang down your head and cry. The Legend of Tom Dooley is based on the old folk song, Tom Dooley, which itself was inspired by a real life case about Tom Dula, who was convicted of the murder of Laura Foster in 1866. The films story pretty much follows the song, performed by The Kingston Trio as the title song and as part of the soundtrack - cum - screenplay! Photographed nicely out of Chat…