Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

98 mins | Drama, Comedy, Thriller | Aug. 18, 1971

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

98 mins | Drama, Comedy, Thriller | Aug. 18, 1971

Fools' Parade
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Columbia Pictures, Stanmore Productions, Penbar Productions
Original title Fools' Parade
Directors Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers Davis Grubb, James Lee Barrett

Cast

James Stewart

as Mattie Appleyard

George Kennedy

as Dallas 'Doc' Council

Anne Baxter

as Cleo

Strother Martin

as Lee Cottrill

Kurt Russell

as Johnny Jesus

Katherine Cannon

as Chanty Thorne

David Huddleston

as Homer Grindstaff

Mike Kellin

as Steve Mystic

William Windom

as Roy K. Sizemore

Robert Donner

as Willis Hubbard

Morgan Paull

as Junior Kilfong

Dort Clark

as Enoch Purdy

James Lee Barrett

as Sonny Boy