Cry in the Wilderness (1974)
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Gilbert Wright's novel Madman's Chain had already been adapted to television by Alcoa/Goodyear Theatre by the time that Cry in the Wilderness premiered March 26, 1974. While the first version, titled Chain and the River, was a moderately suspenseful half hour, Cry in the Wilderness manages… More Gilbert Wright's novel Madman's Chain had already been adapted to television by Alcoa/Goodyear Theatre by the time that Cry in the Wilderness premiered March 26, 1974. While the first version, titled Chain and the River, was a moderately suspenseful half hour, Cry in the Wilderness manages to keep viewers on the very edges of their seats for a full 74 minutes. George Kennedy stars as a farmer who is bitten by a rabid skunk. To protect his family from the madness that he is sure will overtake him, Kennedy has his wife Joanna Pettet chain him to a post in their barn. Left alone, Kennedy discovers that the dam has burst, and that his farm will soon be consumed by flood. The climactic deluge was largely (and superbly) created in the lab by special effects maestro Albert Whitlock. Cry in the Wilderness premiered March 26, 1974. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gordon Hessler
- Written By
- Elinor Karpf, Stephen Karpf
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Television
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Cast
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Robert Brubaker
as Doctor
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Liam Dunn
as Mr. Hainie
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George Kennedy
as Sam Hadley
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Troy Melton
as 2nd Man
- Lee Montgomery
- Joanna Pettet
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Roy Poole
as Rex Millard
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Bing Russell
as Mr. Griffey
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Anne Seymour
as Sam's Grandmother
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Paul Sorenson
as Sam's Father
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Irene Tedrow
as Old Woman
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Collin Wilcox-Horne
as Bess Millard
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Bob Hoy
as 1st Man
