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The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)

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

7.7/10 1h 19m Jul 01, 1959
Western Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Legend of Tom Dooley
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Michael Landon
Michael Landon
Tom Dooley
Popularity: 1.1
Jo Morrow
Jo Morrow
Laura Foster
Popularity: 0.9
Jack Hogan
Jack Hogan
Charlie Grayson
Popularity: 0.9
Richard Rust
Richard Rust
Country Boy
Popularity: 1.7
Dee Pollock
Dee Pollock
Abel
Popularity: 0.2
Ken Lynch
Ken Lynch
Father
Popularity: 4.0
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Howard Wright
Sheriff Joe Dobbs
Popularity: 0.3
Ralph Moody
Ralph Moody
Doc Henry
Popularity: 0.5
John Cliff
John Cliff
Lieutenant
Popularity: 0.7
Cheerio Meredith
Cheerio Meredith
Meg
Popularity: 0.2
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Gary Hunley
The Kid
Popularity: 0.5
Anthony Jochim
Anthony Jochim
Preacher
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Writer Stanley Shpetner
Director Ted Post
Producer Stanley Shpetner
Editor Robert S. Eisen

Production

Columbia Pictures
US

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Keywords

civil war based on song, poem or rhyme

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7/10
Oct 3, 2015

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 t ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 1, 1959
Runtime 1h 19m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
Links
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