Fools' Parade

– Homer Grindstaff is a big named banker in Glory and Doc Council is a prison official and they team u..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Fools' Parade (1971)

Homer Grindstaff is a big named banker in Glory and Doc Council is a prison official and they team up to plot to kill Appleyard and his ex-convict friends who were attempting to open up a general store in Stone Coal, West Virginia and then to take the money.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

01 Oct 1971

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
GP

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer:

Davis Grubb (novel), James Lee Barrett (screenplay)

Main Actors:

James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter, Strother Martin

Plot:

When a trio of ex-convicts led by Mattie Appleyard is released from prison, they hope to open a general store using money Mattie has saved during his 40-year sentence. This attempt is met with great resistance from a corrupt prison official and the banker who issued Mattie the check.

Production:

Columbia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10