The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man is a 1974 American Western television film directed by Michael Caffey and starring Steve Forrest, Cameron Mitchell and Sharon Acker. It premiered on ABC on March 13, 1974, and was intended as a pilot for a possible new series which was never produced. Plot Having survived his own hanging, hired killer James Devlin turns over a new leaf, defending a widow and her son from an avaricious land baron. Cast Steve Forrest as James Devlin Dean Jagger as Josiah Lowe Will Geer as Nameless Sharon Acker as Carrie Gault Brendon Boone as Billy Irons Rafael Campos as Father Alvaro Barbara Luna as Soledad Villegas Cameron Mitchell as Lew Halleck Ray Teal as Judge Homer Bayne Bobby Eilbacher as Benjamin Gault William Bryant as Dr. Lawrence Nye Steve Marlo as Joe "Patch" Janney John Mitchum as Eubie Turpin Michael Masters as Deputy Sheriff Bill Catching as Executioner Tim Matheson as executioner's son (uncredited) See also List of American films of 1974 The Hanged Man (tarot card)