The Legend of Tom Dooley

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

Jo Morrow

as Laura Foster

Jack Hogan

as Charlie Grayson

Richard Rust

as Country Boy

Dee Pollock

as Abel

Ken Lynch

as Father

Howard Wright

as Sheriff Joe Dobbs

Ralph Moody

as Doc Henry

John Cliff

as Lieutenant

Cheerio Meredith

as Meg

Reviews

John Chard

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...

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