The Legend of Tom Dooley

Year: 1959

Runtime: 79 mins

Language: English

Director: Ted Post

DramaWestern

After mistakenly killing an enemy soldier, unaware that the war has ended, Tom Dooley and his friend Country Boy flee the law. The military command, unwilling to excuse the tragic but honest mistake, dispatches a relentless lawman to track them down, turning their desperate escape into a tense chase.

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