Tales Of The Plains?
I have found a movie titled "Tales of the Plains" available from my library.
Does anyone know anything about this? I don't believe McMurtry wrote this. Was it ever a novel? I cannot find it listed on IMDB.
Here's the summary shown for the movie from the library:
Tales of the plains [videorecording]
Bairstow, Scott.
Title: Tales of the plains [videorecording] / produced by Jana Veverka ; teleplay by Stephen Zito [and] Tom Towler ; directed by Sidney J. Furie ; produced in asociation with CTV Television Networks, Ltd.
Portion of title: Lonesome Dove tales of the plains
Publication info: [United States] : Hallmark Home Entertainment : Distributed by Family Home Entertainment, Artisan Home Entertainment, [2001]
ISBN: 1574928821
Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col., stereo ; 1/2 in.
Series Title: (Lonesome Dove collection [videorecording])
General Note: Based, in part, on characters created by Larry McMurtry from his novel "Lonesome Dove."
General Note: At head of title: Lonesome Dove.
Credits: Music, Terry Frewer ; editors, Paul Mortimer, David Leach ; director of photography, Ron Stannett.
Performer: Scott Bairstow, Eric McCormack, Christianne Hirt ; guest stars: Diahann Carroll, Robert Culp, Graham Greene, Dennis Weaver, Billy Dee Williams ; with: Paul Johansson and Paul Le Mat.
Date/place captured: Videocassette release of a c1994 production.
Summary: An inexperienced boy in the original Lonesome Dove story, Newt Dobbs (Bairstow) is a man by the time his real father, the legendary Texas Ranger Woodrow Call, gives hime his best horse and his last name. Newt sets out to seek his fortune in the Montana Territory and encounters a series of events that change his life.
Technical details: VHS.
Language: Closed captioned.
Thanks for any info.