In Search of Bass Reeves
From Slave to Lawman: The true story of Bass Reeves, one of the Old West's Greatest Frontier Marshals
By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to justice and served in law enforcement for 32 years during Reconstruction after the Civil War. His story is one of an escape to freedom and the dangers of the West for a former slave who rose to become a legend of the law. Join us as we go in search of Bass Reeves.
Cast
Art T. Burton
Himself
Bill O'Neal
Himself
John W. Ravage
Himself
Robert Moore
Himself
David S. Turk
Himself
David Kennedy
Himself
Mark Boardman
Himself
Judge Jim Spears
Himself
Storyline
By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to justice and served in law enforcement for 32 years during Reconstruction after the Civil War. His story is one of an escape to freedom and the dangers of the West for a former slave who rose to become a legend of the law. Join us as we go in search of Bass Reeves.
Recommended
O.J.: Made in America
2016
Superheroes
2011
Sidney
2022
Tabloid
2011
I Am Not Your Negro
2017
The Class of ‘92
2013
180° South
2010
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2019
Elvis on Tour
1972
Stolen: Heist of the Century
2025
Whitney
2018
Wick Is Pain
2025
More Like This
E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre
1999
I Was a Jewish Sex Worker
1996
Frank Serpico
2017
Jiří Trnka: A Long Lost Friend
2019
Louis Kahn's Tiger City
2019
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
"Sr."
2022
The Son
2021
Silver Lode
1954
Dalida pour toujours
1977
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur
1999