The Traveling Executioner

"1918: The year this man traveled the South with a portable electric chair."

Jun 23 1972 R 1h 35m
Comedy, Drama, Western

Jonas Candide performs his job as state executioner in early 20th century Mississippi like a combination preacher and carnival barker, persuading condemned men to accept their deaths before electrocuting them on his electric chair. After he's assigned his first woman to execute, however, Jonas' sense of purpose is shaken.

Official Trailer
Plot

Stacy Keach is electrifying as Jonas Candide, an ex-carny who in 1918 travels around the bayou with a portable electric chair. At $100 a head, he renders his services with loving care. But then he falls for a female "client".

Written by

Garrie Bateson

Directed by

Jack Smight

Cast

Stacy Keach, Marianna Hill, Bud Cort

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Preview Clip | The Traveling Executioner | Warner Archive
Scores
# of Votes
493
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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