The Sheriff

• Director: David Lowell Rich
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Message Movie
• Themes: Race Relations
• Main Cast: Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
• Release Year: 1970
• Country: US
• Run Time: 73 minutes

Plot

The made-for-TV The Sheriff borrows a bit from the premise of the theatrical feature film Tick Tick Tick (71). Ossie Davis plays an African-American county sheriff, stationed in a small California mountain village; his wife is played by Davis' real-life spouse Ruby Dee. Kaz Garas portrays the sheriff's white deputy, and Lynda Day appears as Garas' wife. Davis' case at hand is the rape of a black coed by a white insurance salesman, which sparks racial polarization in the previously peaceful community. The Sheriff was the pilot for a TV series which was left at the gate by disinterested sponsors. A few months later, another failed pilot on similar lines was developed: Crosscurrent, starring Robert Hooks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Ossie Davis
• Ruby Dee

Edward Binns - Paulsen; Lynda Day George; Moses Gunn; John Marley; Ross Martin; Brenda Sykes - Janet Wilder; Anthony Zerbe - Roger Aiken

Credit

Ross Bellah - Art Director, Cary Odell - Art Director, David Lowell Rich - Director, Howard Kunin - Editor, Marvin Worth - Executive Producer, Dominic Frontiere - Composer (Music Score), Emil Oster - Cinematographer, Joel Epstein - Producer, Arnold Perl - Teleplay By

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