Sam Cade (1972): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1972, Sam Cade is a crime and tv movie film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, running about 91 minutes.

What it’s about. Sam Cade was the first feature-length "movie" put together from episodes of Cade's County, the early '70s series starring Glenn Ford as a modern-day sheriff in Madrid County, CA. In the first half, directed by Marvin Chomsky, Cade finds himself targeted for assassination when he's scheduled to testify in the trial of a mob kingpin -- what he doesn't 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 Cade's 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 bull-headed and distrustful of the law that he won't accept any help or provide any information on who the killers might be, even though he's putting his own daughter (Shelley Fabares) at risk.

Who’s in it. Sam Cade stars Glenn Ford as Sam Cade, Peter Ustinov, Edgar Buchanan as J.J. Jackson and Betty Ann Carr as Betty Ann Sundown, among others.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sam Cade page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sam Cade tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Dark Knight.