A Cry in the Wilderness 50 years old

The father of a wilderness family gets bitten by a skunk, and fearing rabies, chains himself to a barn to protect his family should he go mad. He orders his son not to come near him no matter how persuasive or rational his appearance or argument. However, the creek dries up, indicating an upstream blockage and an imminent flood. Several trips upstream by the son have failed to locate the blockage and now Dad wants to be released...

Credits

A Cry in the Wilderness Cast

Name Character
George Kennedy He was 49, 91 years old when he died as Sam Hadley
Anne Seymour She was 64, 79 years old when she died as Sam's Grandmother
Collin Wilcox Paxton She was 39, 74 years old when she died as Bess Millard
Bing Russell He was 47, 76 years old when he died as Mr. Griffey
Liam Dunn He was 57, 59 years old when he died as Mr. Hainie
Irene Tedrow She was 66, 87 years old when she died as Old Woman
Joanna Pettet She was 31, now 81 years old as Delda Hadley
Lee Montgomery He was 12, now 62 years old as Gus Hadley

A Cry in the Wilderness Crew

Name Department
Bud Hoffman as Editor. Editing
Louis Morheim as Producer. Production
Gordon Hessler as Director. He was 48 (88) years old when He died Directing
Elinor Karpf as Teleplay. She was 34 (73) years old when She died Writing
Harry L. Wolf as Director of Photography. He was 65 (85) years old when He died Camera
Steven Karpf as Teleplay. He was 34 (now 84) years old Writing
Robert Prince as Original Music Composer. He was 25 (7) years old when He died Sound
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A Cry in the Wilderness (50 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, March 26, 1974
  • Runtime: 74 minutes