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

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James Westerfield

The Doctor

Malcolm Atterbury

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Sandy Kenyon

The Cajun

Marc Lawrence

Man with Gun

Len Lesser

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Richard LePore

Woman on Shanty Boat

Naomi Stevens

Steamboat Captain

Stafford Repp

Motor Boat Pilot

Jamie Forster

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