The Hanged Man (1964 film)

*The Hanged Man*
The Hanged Man
Genre	Crime Drama
Based on	Ride the Pink Horse; by Dorothy B. Hughes
Written by	Jack Laird; Stanford Whitmore
Directed by	Don Siegel
Starring	Robert Culp; Edmond O'Brien; Vera Miles; Norman Fell; Seymour Cassel; Stan Getz; Archie Moore
Music by	Benny Carter; Stanley Wilson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Raymond Wagner
Cinematography	Bud Thackery
Editor	Richard Belding
Running time	87 minutes
Production company	Revue Studios
Distributor	NBC Universal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	November 18, 1964

The Hanged Man is a 1964 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Don Siegel,^[1] in which a gunman seeks to avenge the death of his friend, who he believes was murdered. It is considered the second television film in broadcast history. It debuted on NBC on November 18, 1964.^[2]

The story is based on Ride the Pink Horse, a 1947 film based on a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes.^[3]

Cast[]

Robert Culp as Harry Pace
Edmond O'Brien as Arnie Seeger
Vera Miles as Lois Seeger
Norman Fell as Gaylord Grebb
Gene Raymond as Whitey Devlin
J. Carrol Naish as Uncle Picaud
Pat Buttram as Otis Honeywell
Brenda Scott as Celine
Edgar Bergen as Hotel Clerk
Al Lettieri as Al
Seymour Cassel as Bellboy
Stan Getz as Himself
Astrud Gilberto as Herself
Archie Moore as Xavier

References[]

^ Borde, Raymond; Chaumeton, Etienne (2002). A Panorama of American Film Noir (1941-1953) p. 156. City Lights Books. ISBN 978-0-8728-6412-2.
^ Weinstein, Steve (April 23, 1989). "A Quarter-Century of Television Movies . . . : The Historical View : At times, the tube has tackled subjects too hot for the big screen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ Hardy, Phil (1997). The BFI Companion to Crime p. 289. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-3043-3215-1.

External links[]

The Hanged Man at IMDb

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[Borde_&_Chaumeton-1] Borde, Raymond; Chaumeton, Etienne (2002). A Panorama of American Film Noir (1941-1953) p. 156. City Lights Books. ISBN 978-0-8728-6412-2.

[tvmovies-2] Weinstein, Steve (April 23, 1989). "A Quarter-Century of Television Movies . . . : The Historical View : At times, the tube has tackled subjects too hot for the big screen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

[Hardy-3] Hardy, Phil (1997). The BFI Companion to Crime p. 289. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-3043-3215-1.

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