Old Man

Nov 20, 1958

1h 30m

★ 0.0

Sterling Hayden as the Tall Convict

Overview

In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

CBS

Old Man Trailers

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Cast

Tall Convict

Sterling Hayden

Young Woman

Geraldine Page

Second Convict

Milton Selzer

Warden

James Westerfield

The Doctor

Malcolm Atterbury

The Deputy

Sandy Kenyon

The Cajun

Marc Lawrence

Man with Gun

Len Lesser

Man on Cotton House

Richard LePore

Woman on Shanty Boat

Naomi Stevens

Steamboat Captain

Stafford Repp

Motor Boat Pilot

Jamie Forster

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