In Search of Bass Reeves
2024
6.5 (4)
1 hr 45 min
English
From Slave to Lawman: The true story of Bass Reeves, one of the Old West's Greatest Frontier Marshals
By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to justice and served in law enforcement for 32 years during Reconstruction after the Civil War. His story is one of an escape to freedom and the dangers of the West for a former slave who rose to become a legend of the law. Join us as we go in search of Bass Reeves.
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- Released
- Production
- Knox Robinson Films
Keywords
- civil rights
- heroism
- biography
- based on true story
- supreme court
- u.s. marshal
- frontier
- law enforcement
- frontier justice
- pioneers
- black history
- criminal justice
- gang of outlaws
- western expansion
- criminal justice system
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Top Cast
Art T. Burton as Himself
Bill O'Neal as Himself
John W. Ravage as Himself
Robert Moore as Himself
David S. Turk as Himself
David Kennedy as Himself
Mark Boardman as Himself
Judge Jim Spears as Himself
Top Crew
Dana Celeste Robinson · Director, Writer
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