Sam Cade (1991)

Sam Cade was the first featurelength movie put together from episodes of Cades County the early 70s series starring Glenn Ford as a modernday sheriff in Madrid County CA In the first half directed by Marvin Chomsky Cade finds himself targeted for assassination when hes scheduled to testify in the trial of a mob kingpin what he doesnt know is that the assassin is one of his oldest friends Darren McGavin who is romancing another old friend Loretta Swit with a troubled past and using Cades determination and his investigative skills to set him up for a hit In the second half directed by Richard Donner Cade gets a tip that the mob has planned an assassination on a retired crime boss Edward Asner living in the county who is so bullheaded and distrustful of the law that he wont accept any help or provide any information on who the killers might be even though hes putting his own daughter Shelley Fabares at risk