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Lawman Without a Gun
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Wikipedia article
'Lawman Without a Gun' (also known as 'This Man Stands Alone') is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Louis Gossett Jr., written and directed by Jerrold Freedman.The Taming of Hatter Fox
Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 12 Oct 1977: g18.
Plot
A black man runs for the position of sheriff in a small town. This movie is about Dr. Rev. Thomas Earl Gilmore Sr. Raised in Forkland, Alabama and known as the sheriff without a gun, he became the first black sheriff of Greene County and the second black sheriff in the state of Alabama.
He died in 2015.
Cast
*Louis Gossett Jr. as Tom Hayward
*Clu Gulager as Marvin Tayman
*Mary Alice as Minnie Hayward
*Barry Brown as Fred Tayman
*Barton Heyman as George Tayman
*James McEachin as Harris McIntyre
*Lonny Chapman as Sheriff Harvey Johnson
References
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