Movie

Sam Cade

19721h 31m

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Director: Marvin J. Chomsky, Richard Donner
Release date: 1972-01-01
Runtime: 1h 31m
Language: English
Status: Released
Studio: 20th Century Fox Television

About Sam Cade

Sam Cade is a 1972 movie in the TV Movie and Crime genres, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and Richard Donner, starring Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan and Betty Ann Carr. It has a runtime of 1 hour 31 minutes. Below you can see where to watch Sam Cade in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Sam Cade was the first feature-length "movie" put together from episodes of Cade's County, the early '70s series starring Glenn Ford as a modern-day sheriff in Madrid County, CA. In the first half, directed by Marvin Chomsky, Cade finds himself targeted for assassination when he's scheduled to testify in the trial of a mob kingpin -- what he doesn't know is that the assassin is one of his oldest friends (Darren McGavin), who is romancing another old friend (Loretta Swit) with a troubled past and using Cade's determination and his investigative skills to set him up for a hit. In the second half, directed by Richard Donner, Cade gets a tip that the mob has planned an assassination on a retired crime boss (Edward Asner) living in the county, who is so bull-headed and distrustful of the law that he won't accept any help or provide any information on who the killers might be, even though he's putting his own daughter (Shelley Fabares) at risk.