Top billed cast

1. 

   Michael Landon

   Tom Dooley

2. 

   Jo Morrow

   Laura Foster

3. 

   Jack Hogan

   Charlie Grayson

4. 

   Richard Rust

   Country Boy

5. 

   Dee Pollock

   Abel

6. 

   Ken Lynch

   Father

7. 

   Howard Wright

   Sheriff Joe Dobbs

8. 

   Ralph Moody

   Doc Henry

9. 

   John Cliff

   Lieutenant

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2015-10-03

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 Chatsworth and Thousand Oaks, California, by Gilbert Warrenton, it stars Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan, Richard Rust and Dee Pollock. The narrative and various character actions hit all the right e...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• civil war
• based on song, poem or rhyme