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Fools' Parade is a 1971 American crime drama period film directed by Andrew McLaglen, starring James Stewart and George Kennedy, with supporting roles by Strother Martin, Kurt Russell, William Windom, Mike Kellin and Anne Baxter.
Oct 3, 1971 · With James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter, Strother Martin. In 1935, after forty years in a West Virginia prison, three released convicts wish to open a legitimate business using the $25,000 earned in prison, but a crooked prison guard in cahoots with the town banker plans to defraud them.
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Fool's Parade | Rotten Tomatoes. PG Released Aug 18, 1971 1h 38m Mystery & Thriller. List. Mattie Appleyard (James Stewart) has spent the last 40 years behind bars and is finally out. A model...
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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.
Drama · Comedy · Crime · Thriller. The year is 1935, and James Stewart has been released from prison after serving a 40-year sentence. He wants nothing more than to claim the $25,000 waiting for him in a local bank, but the president of the bank doesn't want him to have it. Subtitles: English.
Sharing a similar Depression-era setting, Fool's Parade touches on themes of social revolt and terrorism. The screenplay by James Lee Barrett reshapes the story into a folksy comedy-drama for star James Stewart.
Overview. 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.
Fools' Parade is a 1971 Eastmancolor comedy-drama film directed by Andrew McLaglen, and starring James Stewart, George Kennedy, Kurt Russell and Strother Martin. It was based on the novel of the same name by Davis Grubb. The film is also known as Dynamite Man from Glory Jail.
Aug 18, 1971 · Fools' Parade Release Date 1971-08-18 00:00:00 Budget Revenue. 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.
