Trouble Comes to Town(1973)
A Southern sheriff brings into his home a black juvenile delinquent, who is the son of the man who saved his life during the Korean War.
Movie: Trouble Comes to Town
Top 6 Billed Cast
Sheriff Porter Murdock
Cecil Tabor
Horace Speare
Naomi Speare
Mrs. Murdock
Billy Keith
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A Southern sheriff brings into his home a black juvenile delinquent, who is the son of the man who saved his life during the Korean War.
Release Date
1973-01-10
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