Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

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Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

1977

1h 40m

7.5(2 votes)

Drama

Western

Overview

A California rancher hires a private detective to deliver the rancher's long-lost daughter to him. However, several people, including the rancher's new wife, his foreman and a crooked sheriff, don't want the girl--who would inherit the rancher's large spread if he died--to make it to the ranch alive.

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Universal Television

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Charlie Cobb

Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Charity

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

McVea

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Martha McVea

Tricia O'Neil

Tricia O'Neil

Angelica

George Furth

George Furth

Conroy

Pernell Roberts

Pernell Roberts

Sherrif Yates

Josh Taylor

Josh Taylor

Virg

Christopher Connelly

Christopher Connelly

Waco

Carmen Mathews

Carmen Mathews

Miss Cumberland

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Michaels
Written by: Peter S. Fischer
William Link

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