Ted Post Director Michael Landon Tom Dooley Actor Jo Morrow Laura Foster Actor Jack Hogan Charlie Grayson Actor Richard Rust Country Boy Actor Dee Pollock Abel Actor Ken Lynch Father Actor Howard Wright Sheriff Joe Dobbs Actor Ralph Moody Doc Henry Actor John Cliff Lieutenant Actor Cheerio Meredith Meg Actor Stanley Shpetner Screenwriter, Producer Ronald Stein Original Music Gilbert Warrenton Cinematographer Robert S. Eisen Film Editing Don Ament Art Director Louis Diage Set Decoration