Lawman Without a Gun


Lawman Without a Gun is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Louis Gossett Jr., written and directed by Jerrold Freedman. It premiered on the BBC on December 4, 1978. It was later shown on American television on NBC on May 30, 1979.

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