The Hanged Man is a 1964 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Don Siegel, in which a gunman seeks to avenge the death of his friend, who he believes was murdered. It is considered the second television film in broadcast history. It debuted on NBC on November 18, 1964.
The story is based on Ride the Pink Horse, a 1947 film based on a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes.
Plot When a gunman's best friend is murdered he sets out to find the killers and ends up concocting a scheme to blackmail a corrupt leader of a labor union who's to blame.
Cast Robert Culp as Harry Pace Edmond O'Brien as Arnie Seeger Vera Miles as Lois Seeger Norman Fell as Gaylord Grebb Gene Raymond as Whitey Devlin J. Carrol Naish as Uncle Picaud Pat Buttram as Otis Honeywell Brenda Scott as Celine Edgar Bergen as Hotel Clerk Al Lettieri as Al Seymour Cassel as Bellboy Stan Getz as Himself Astrud Gilberto as Herself Archie Moore as Xavier
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