The Gun and the Pulpit
The Gun and the Pulpit is a 1974 American television film directed by Daniel Petrie. It was based on Jack Ehrlichs 1972 novel The Fastest Gun in the Pulpit. Filmed at Old Tucson, it was a television pilot for a series to star former evangelist Marjoe Gortner.
Welcomed to town, Ernies first action is to preside over a funeral of Sam Underwood, a man murdered on the orders of town boss Mr. Ross. Attracted to Underwoods daughter, Ernie decides to stay, using his gunfighter skills to stand up to Ross.Ernie is disgusted by the cowardice of the townspeople, dismissing Rosss men as mere cowboys wearing pistols as opposed to professional gunfighters. With his men cowed by the preachers gunfighting skills, Ross hires a professional gunfighter to kill him. ........
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