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The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

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The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
GenreCrime
Drama
Written byClyde Ware
Directed byClyde Ware
StarringMartin Sheen
Kim Darby
Michael Parks
Theme music composerPete Rugolo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRoy Huggins
ProducerJo Swerling Jr.
CinematographyJ.J. Jones
EditorsGloryette Clark
Chuck McClelland
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesUniversal Television
Universal/Public Arts Production
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 7, 1974 (1974-05-07)

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd is a 1974 American TV movie. It was written and directed by Clyde Ware.[1]

Cast

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Reception

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The Los Angeles Times said the film was the best of all the Great Depression-era gangster films that followed the success of Bonnie and Clyde (1967).[2]

The Washington Post called it "a slick piece of work, smoothly constructed, ably photographed, convincingly acted."[3]

References

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  1. ^ ... Did He Really Try to Escape? Ware, Clyde. Los Angeles Times 23 Nov 1974: a4.
  2. ^ TV MOVIE REVIEW: Pretty Boy Floyd as Tragic Figure Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 May 1974: c16.
  3. ^ 'The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd' -- More or Less: Preview By Alan M. Kriegsman. The Washington Post 7 May 1974: C7.
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