''You Know My Name'' is a 1999 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

television film written and directed by

John Kent Harrison John Kent Harrison is a Canadian film and television director and writer. Early Life Harrison was born in London, Ontario in 1947 and attended the private school Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario. After graduating in 1964, he attended Colu ...

and starring

Sam Elliott Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Aw ...

Arliss Howard Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard (born October 18, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), '' Tequila Sunrise'' (1988), '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (19 ...

, R. Lee Ermey,

James Gammon James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled " good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager in the movies '' Major League'' and ...

Carolyn McCormick Carolyn Inez McCormick (born September 19, 1959) is an American actress who played Dr. Elizabeth Olivet in the ''Law & Order'' franchise. Life and career McCormick was born and raised in Midland, Texas, and graduated first in her class from ...

, and James Parks. Its plot is based on the real-life story of lawman and

gunslinger Gunfighters, also called gunslingers (), or in the 19th and early 20th centuries gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in gunfights and shootouts. Today, the t ...

Bill Tilghman William Matthew Tilghman Jr. (July 4, 1854 – November 1, 1924) was a career lawman, gunfighter, and politician in Kansas and Oklahoma during the late 19th century. Tilghman was a Dodge City city marshal in the early 1880s and played a role in ...

, who also directed and produced the 1915

film '' The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws''.

Plot

It is 1924 and the height of

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. Oklahoma is still a wild and lawless haven for all manner of criminals, and even the men who are sworn to uphold the law are themselves corrupt and part of the new crime syndicates looking to expand into the new markets and towns. One of these men is

Wiley Lynn Wiley Ulysses Lynn (May 28, 1888 – July 17, 1932) was an American prohibition agent during the early 20th century, best known for having killed legendary lawman Bill Tilghman, on November 1, 1924, in Cromwell, Oklahoma. Early life Wiley L ...

(

), an unscrupulous federal agent who hides behind the power his

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gives him and ruthlessly deals with anyone who stands in his way, even his own wife. His drinking and

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further feed his increasingly violent and erratic behavior. Bill Tilghman (

) is a legendary lawman who is as famous for his shooting and exploits with one-time partner

Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which law ...

as he is for his virtue and honesty. Now retired from law enforcement to a more normal home life in

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with his wife Zoe and their two young sons, he turns to directing and starring in a

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about his

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exploits. Concerned about audiences' growing appetite for movies that romanticize and exaggerate the past, he is especially intent on producing a movie that deglamorizes and more accurately portrays the lives of outlaws. Fed up with the growing and indiscriminate violence and chaos in their town, the people of

Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

reluctantly turn to Tilghman to help restore order and kick out the criminal element. Although he is faced with several corrupt business owners who frequently attempt to thwart his efforts, Tilghman quickly wins over the more intimidated or skeptical townsfolk with his honesty, wit and fair dealing. They gradually become more assertive and willing to take a more active role in directly dealing with the gamblers, swindlers, murderers, and prostitutes. Before long, Cromwell becomes a quiet and genteel town. The new order does not sit well with Lynn, who dismisses Tilghman as a relic whose time has long passed. Having previously murdered three other men in cold blood, Lynn sets his sights on Tilghman.

Cast

Per ''Movies Made for Television''. *

as Zoe *

as Real Arkansas Tom * Walter Olkewicz as Mr. Killian *

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as False Arkansas Tom * R. Lee Ermey as Marshal Nix * James Parks as Alibi Joe * Zachary Contos as Wiley's Baby

References

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* * 1999 television films 1999 films Western (genre) television films American television films 1990s English-language films Films about old age Films set in 1924 Films directed by John Kent Harrison {{US-tv-film-stub

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