Tail Gunner Joe (1977)

Genre : TV Movie, Drama

Runtime : 2H 25M

Director : Jud Taylor

Synopsis

Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.

Actors

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
Joseph McCarthy
John Forsythe
John Forsythe
Paul Cunningham
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Joseph Welch
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
Margaret Chase Smith
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton
Mrs. DeCamp
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
Sylvester
Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott
Scott Lucas
Wallace Rooney
Wallace Rooney
Speaker
Heather Menzies
Heather Menzies
Logan
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy
Middleton
Karen Carlson
Karen Carlson
Jean Kerr
John Carradine
John Carradine
Wisconsin Farmer
Charles Cioffi
Charles Cioffi
Logan's Boss
Diana Douglas
Diana Douglas
Sarah
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan
Dwight Eisenhower
Henry Jones
Henry Jones
Armitage
Murray Matheson
Murray Matheson
Publisher
Allan Miller
Allan Miller
Pete
Tim O'Connor
Tim O'Connor
Librarian
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer
Eisenhower Publicist
Addison Powell
Addison Powell
General George C. Marshall
Andrew Prine
Andrew Prine
Peter Parker McNair Gates
John Randolph
John Randolph
Gen. Lampkin
Allan Rich
Allan Rich
Ray Jenkins
William Schallert
William Schallert
Gen. Zwicker
Simon Scott
Simon Scott
Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
Robert F. Simon
Robert F. Simon
Drew Pearson
George Wyner
George Wyner
Roy Cohn
Lin McCarthy
Lin McCarthy
Sen. Stuart Symington
Kelly Jean Peters
Kelly Jean Peters
Mrs. Sarah Gates
Robert Symonds
Robert Symonds
President Harry Truman
Charles Siebert
Charles Siebert
James Juliana
Sam Chew Jr.
Sam Chew Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy
John Chappell
John Chappell
Sen. Karl Mundt
Herb Voland
Herb Voland
Sen. Raymond Baldwin
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
Sen. Herbert Lehman
Alan Hewitt
Alan Hewitt
Dean Acheson
Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman
Lt. Ted Cantwell
Jack Bannon
Jack Bannon
Eisenhower Aide
Charles Macaulay
Charles Macaulay
Wm. Roberts
Richard M. Dixon
Richard M. Dixon
Sen. Richard M. Nixon
Morgan Upton
Morgan Upton
Clucas
Shirley O'Hara
Shirley O'Hara
Marie
George Petrie
George Petrie
Chas. Kraus

Crews

Jud Taylor
Jud Taylor
Director
Lane Slate
Lane Slate
Writer
George Eckstein
George Eckstein
Producer
Ric Waite
Ric Waite
Director of Photography
Bernard J. Small
Bernard J. Small
Editor
Lawrence G. Paull
Lawrence G. Paull
Art Direction
Lloyd A. Linnean
Lloyd A. Linnean
Set Decoration
Charles Waldo
Charles Waldo
Costume Design

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