The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd | |
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Genre | Crime Drama |
Written by | Clyde Ware |
Directed by | Clyde Ware |
Starring | Martin Sheen Kim Darby Michael Parks |
Theme music composer | Pete Rugolo |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Roy Huggins |
Producer | Jo Swerling Jr. |
Cinematography | J.J. Jones |
Editors | Gloryette Clark Chuck McClelland |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | Universal Television Universal/Public Arts Production |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | May 7, 1974 |
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd is a 1974 American TV movie. It was written and directed by Clyde Ware.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Martin Sheen as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
- Kim Darby as Ruby Hardgrave
- Michael Parks as Bradley Floyd
- Steven Keats as Eddie Richetti
- Ellen Corby as Ma Floyd
- Abe Vigoda as Dominic Morrell
- Joe Estevez as E.W. Floyd
- Ford Rainey as Mr. Suggs
Reception
[edit]The Los Angeles Times said the film was the best of all the Great Depression-era gangster films that followed the success of Bonnie and Clyde (1967).[2]
The Washington Post called it "a slick piece of work, smoothly constructed, ably photographed, convincingly acted."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ ... Did He Really Try to Escape? Ware, Clyde. Los Angeles Times 23 Nov 1974: a4.
- ^ TV MOVIE REVIEW: Pretty Boy Floyd as Tragic Figure Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 May 1974: c16.
- ^ 'The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd' -- More or Less: Preview By Alan M. Kriegsman. The Washington Post 7 May 1974: C7.
External links
[edit]- The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd at IMDb
- The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd at Letterbox DVD