Mr. Horn

Mr. Horn is a 1979 made for TV movie chronicling the life of Tom Horn. It was directed by Jack Starrett from a screenplay by William Goldman.

Starring

• David Carradine as Tom Horn
• Richard Widmark as Albert Sieber
• Karen Black as Ernestina Crawford
• Richard Masur as Sheriff Ed Smalley
• Clay Tanner as Lieutenant Henry Lawton
• Pat McCormick as John Noble
• Jack Starrett as General George Crook
• John Durren as Marshal Joe LeFlors
• Jeremy Slate as Captain Emmet Crawford

Plot

Tom Horn's life is covered from his early days as an army scout, to his time as a Pinkerton agent, concluding with the events surrounding his death.

Historical accuracy

Comparing this movie to documented history shows many factual errors. Karen Black's character of Ernestina Crawford, sister to Emmet Crawford in the movie, was completely fictitious. General Crook appears in the movie after the point he historically died.

External links

• Mr. Horn at the Internet Movie Database