DramaTV Movie
Watch Set This Town on Fire (1973) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb January 8, 1973 1h 46m
After serving seven years in prison for manslaughter, a man returns to his hometown to find that the eyewitness whose testimony convicted him has second thoughts, and the town drunk has confessed to the crime.
Director
Runtime
1h 46m
Release Date
January 8, 1973
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Chuck Connors
as Buddy Bates
Carl Betz
as Andy Wells
Lynda Day George
as Molly Thornburgh
Charles Robinson
as Brad Wells
John Anderson
as Henry Kealey
Jeff Corey
as Walter Stafford
Charles Robinson
as Brad Wells
James Westerfield
as Cark Rickter
Paul Fix
as Sen. Porter
Nancy Malone
as Shirley Hammond
Vaughn Taylor
as Stabler
Joan Tompkins
as Alice Whittier
Tol Avery
as Chief Murdoch
Sam Edwards
as Motel Manager
Bing Russell
as Chuck
Bobby Rhodes
as Ralph
Bill Quinn
as Chairman
William Bakewell
as Desk Clerk
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Maurice Wells
as Doctor
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Drew R. Handley
as Harold Kline
Production Companies
Public Art Films
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