Outlaw Blues

Outlaw Blues

His song is a runaway hit while he's a hit runaway.

PG 1977 · 100 min · ★ 4.8 · Action, Comedy, Drama

An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a country music superstar. When his confrontation with the star takes a violent turn the ex-con has to go back on the run, but he finds an unexpected ally in a shrewd background singer with a plan to turn the tables in his favor.

Directed by Richard T. Heffron · Written by Bill L. Norton

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