Tail Gunner Joe

*Tail Gunner Joe*
Tail Gunner Joe
Genre	Biography; Drama
Written by	Lane Slate
Directed by	Jud Taylor
Starring	Peter Boyle; Burgess Meredith; John Forsythe; Robert F. Simon
Music by	Billy May
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	George Eckstein; Norman Chandler Fox (associate producer)
Cinematography	Ric Waite
Editor	Bernard J. Small
Running time	145 min
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 6, 1977;

Tail Gunner Joe is a 1977 television movie dramatizing the life of U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican who claimed knowledge of communist infiltration of the U.S. government during the 1950s. The film was broadcast on NBC-TV. It was nominated for six Emmy awards and won two: best writing and best supporting actor for Burgess Meredith's portrayal of attorney Joseph Welch. It starred Peter Boyle (as McCarthy) and John Forsythe. Robert F. Simon appeared as journalist Drew Pearson.

The nickname 'Tail Gunner Joe' is a derisive term for the Senator that originated from his false claim to have been a tail gunner on American bombers during World War II.^[1]

References

^ Garraty, John (1989). 1,001 Things Everyone Should Know About American History. New York: Doubleday. p. 24. ISBN 0-385-24432-0.

External links

Tail Gunner Joe at IMDb
Tail Gunner Joe at AllMovie

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[1] Garraty, John (1989). 1,001 Things Everyone Should Know About American History. New York: Doubleday. p. 24. ISBN 0-385-24432-0.

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