In Broad Daylight (1991 film)

In Broad Daylight
GenreDrama
Thriller
Based onIn Broad Daylight
by Harry N. MacLean
Screenplay byWilliam Hanley
Directed byJames Steven Sadwith
StarringBrian Dennehy
Cloris Leachman
Marcia Gay Harden
Chris Cooper
John Anderson
Ken Jenkins
Theme music composerPatrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJohn F. Roach
Freyda Rothstein
ProducersMichael Biber
Jeffrey C. Hogue
Production locationsElgin, Texas
Bastrop, Texas
CinematographyRobert Draper
EditorScott Vickey
Running time90 minutes
Production companyForce Ten Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)
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In Broad Daylight is a 1991 American made-for-television thriller drama film about the life of Ken McElroy, the town bully of Skidmore, Missouri who became known for his unsolved murder.[1] McElroy was fictionalized as the character Len Rowan, portrayed by Brian Dennehy.[2] The film is based on Harry N. MacLean's nonfiction book of the same name.[3]

  1. ^ Jones, Tim (2 March 2006). "Many remember, few mourn, and no one blabs". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J. (1 February 1991). "TV Weekend; An Independent Spirit on the Prairie". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ^ Loynd, Ray (2 February 1991). "TV REVIEWS : Town Bully at Large in 'Broad Daylight'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 September 2017.