La prueba (1980)
Una noche, dos hombres irrumpen inesperadamente en casa del doctor Mudd, exigiéndole que cure la pierna herida de uno de ellos. Al día siguiente se conoce la noticia del asesinato del presidente Lincoln y Mudd empieza a sospechar de sus huéspedes. Sin embargo, las vicisitudes del destino hacen que el acusado finalmente sea el médico. Telefilme basado en la historia del personaje real del doctor Samuel A. Mud, que fue acusado de cómplice y conspirador para el asesinato de Abraham Lincoln y condenado a trabajos forzados de por vida en la colonia penal de Fort Jefferson. La misma historia había sido adaptada a la gran pantalla anteriormente en por el maestro John Ford con "Prisionero del odio", en 1936. Esta adaptación para televisión contó con un reparto plagado de rostros conocidos, entre los que destacan el protagonista, Dennis Weaver ("McCloud"), y la estrella femenina, Susan Sullivan (la famosa Maggie de "Falcon Crest").
Directora: Paul Wendkos
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Dennis Weaver as Dr. Samuel A. Mudd |
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Susan Sullivan as Frances Mudd |
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Richard Dysart as Edwin Stanton |
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Michael McGuire as Capt. Murdock |
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Nigel Davenport as Colonel George Grenfell |
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Arthur Hill as General Thomas Ewing |
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Larry Larson as Riggins Thorpe |
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Mary Nell Santacroce as Ellen Stanton |
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Clarence Thomas as Nathaniel |
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Teddy Milford as Andrew Mudd at Age 6 |
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Angela Tully as Sissy Mudd at Age 4 |
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Ryan Grady as Thomas Mudd at Age 3 |
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Bill Gribble as Tyler / John Wilkes Booth |
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Luke Halpin as Tyson / David Herrold |
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Terry Beaver as Union Sergeant |
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Sean Ahern as 1st Union Soldier |
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Roy Tatum as Lt. Lovett |
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Don Kovacs as Officer Lloyd |
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Lawrence Montaigne as Judge Holt |
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Harold Bergman as Undersecretary |
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Fred Covington as Attorney Lake |
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Joe Dorsey as Gen. Edward Trafe |
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Jim Peck as Gen. Harris |
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Greg Oliver as Louis Weichmann |
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Bill Eudaly as Daniel Thomas |
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Don Devendorf as George Mudd |
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Tony Kish as William Watson |
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Wallace Wilkinson as D.C. Prison Guard |
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Anthony Edenfield as Escaped Prisoner |
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Jere Beery as 3rd Guard |
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Kent Stephens as Zachary |
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Stuart Culpepper as Boone |
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Mark Rand as Andrew Mudd at Age 9 |
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Melonie Martin as Sissy Mudd at Age 7 |
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Earl Miller as Thomas Mudd at Age 6 |
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David Hamilton as Sam Jr. at Age 4 |
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Richard Andrew as Dr. Anthony Ellis |
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Dan Chandler as Master Sergeant |
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Richard Reiner as 6th Guard |
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Don Ferguson as 4th Soldier |
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Jack Norhanian as 5th Guard |
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Pat Hurley as 1st Patient |
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Skip Foster as DeCampo |
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Charles Kaufman as Jones |
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Tommy Lane as Capt. Longheart |
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Bill Hindman as President Andrew Johnson |
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George De Vries as Waters |
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Ilse Earl as Screaming Woman |
| Directing | Paul Wendkos | Director |
| Writing | Douglas Schwartz | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Berk | Writer |
| Production | Douglas Schwartz | Producer |
| Art | Ira Bates | Set Decoration |
| Production | Paul B. Radin | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Gerald Fried | Music |
| Camera | Héctor R. Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Martin Starger | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ken Zemke | Editor |
| Art | Jack De Shields | Production Design |
| Production | Michael Berk | Producer |
