Nevada Smith (1975 film)

Nevada Smith is a 1975 American Western television film starring Cliff Potts, Adam West and Lorne Greene, based on the 1966 feature film Nevada Smith.^[1]

Nevada Smith
Genre	Western
Written by	John Michael Hayes
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Starring	Cliff Potts Adam West Lorne Greene Warren Vanders Roger Cudney
Music by	Lamont Dozier
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	John Michael Hayes Martin Rackin
Cinematography	Gabriel Torres
Editor	John C. Horger
Running time	74 minutes
Production companies	MGM Television Rackin-Hayes Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 3, 1975 (1975-05-03)

This was a pilot for an unsold Western series.^[2] These characters were first introduced in the theatrical feature of the same title in 1966, and before that in 1964's The Carpetbaggers. Potts and Greene had the roles played earlier by Steve McQueen and Brian Keith (in the namesake movie) and by Alan Ladd and Leif Erickson in The Carpetbaggers.^[2]

Plot

A half-breed gunslinger and a friend he hasn't seen in years join together to escort a shipment of explosives across Utah.

Cast

• Cliff Potts as Nevada Smith
• Lorne Greene as Jonas Cord
• Adam West as Frank Hartlee
• Warren Vanders as Red Fickett
• Roger Cudney as Perkins