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Lawman Without a Gun

MOVIE • 1979

Lawman Without a Gun

Alabama's First Black Sheriff. America's Most Dangerous Job.

During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.

TMDB ★ 4.5/5Votes: 1
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Top Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Tom Hayward

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Marvin Tayman

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Minnie Hayward

Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Fred Tayman

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

George Tayman

James McEachin

James McEachin

Harris McIntyre

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Sheriff Harvey Johnson

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James McEacheon

Harris McIntyre

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Mrs. Cartwright

John Crawford

John Crawford

Sgt. Hunt

John Ashton

John Ashton

1st State Trooper

Burton Gilliam

Burton Gilliam

Rev. Farrell

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Clebert Ford

Albert Jackson

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Nick Smith

Factory Worker

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Film

Status

Released

Release

May 30, 1979

Runtime

90 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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