Walking Tall
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Presents the true story of a vigilante farmer-sheriff who meets violence with violence and becomes a hero. Stars Joe Don Baker.
Buford Pusser retires from the professional wrestling ring and moves back to Tennessee to start a logging business. With a friend, he visits a gambling and prostitution establishment, the Lucky Spot, and is beaten up after catching the house cheating at craps. He complains to the sheriff but is ignored, and soon becomes aware of the rampant corruption in McNairy County. He decides to clean up the county and runs for sheriff. He is elected, and becomes famous for being incorruptible, intolerant of crime.
Buford Pusser retires from the professional wrestling ring and moves back to Tennessee to start a logging business. With a friend, he visits a gambling and prostitution establishment, the Lucky Spot, and is beaten up after catching the house cheating at craps. He complains to the sheriff but is ignored, and soon becomes aware of the rampant corruption in McNairy County. He decides to clean up the county and runs for sheriff. He is elected, and becomes famous for being incorruptible, intolerant of crime.
Credits
- Cast
- Joe Don Baker, Noah Beery, Jr.
Copyright
Registered 23Feb73 · LP41989 (Jan-Jun 1973) Copyright holder: Bing Crosby Productions, Inc Registered 17Jun77 · LP50695 (Jul-Dec 1977) Copyright holder: Bing Crosby Productions, Inc Registered 2Jul75 · LP50699 (Jul-Dec 1977) Copyright holder: Bing Crosby Productions, Inc
Complete catalog record
Presents the true story of a vigilante farmer-sheriff who meets violence with violence and becomes a hero. Stars Joe Don Baker.
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Sources
- A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1194051 ↗ — length, color, country
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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