Cross of Fire
Cross of Fire is a 1989 American television mini-series based on the horrific rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephenson, a highly successful leader of the Indiana branch of the Ku Klux Klan. It was originally shown in two parts. In syndication, it is shown as a television movie.
Paul Wendkos
Director
Robert Crais
Writer
Casts & Crew
John Heard
David 'D.C.' Stephenson
Mel Harris
Madge Oberholtzer
David Morse
Clell Henry
George Dzundza
Boyd Gurley
Donald Moffat
George Oberholtzer
Kim Hunter
Mrs. Oberholtzer
Keith Szarabajka
Earl Klinck
Dakin Matthews
Hiram Evans
William Schallert
Reverend
Dion Anderson
Sen. Monroe
Buzz Barton
Mayor of Addis
Also Directed by Paul Wendkos
Journalism Major Paxton Andrews loses the man she loves in the Vietnam War. Always having followed the beat of a different drum, she decides to work out her grief by going to Vietnam and writing a column that will hopefully help those at home better understand the War.
Down-on-his-luck lawyer Warren Blackburn defends wealthy Texan Johnnie Faye Boudreau, who is accused of murdering her husband.
A dying widow plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse that she meets.
Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggy" is home from College. When he suggests her to go for it, she's even more in panic - doesn't he care to be with her? So she sets out for Hawaii in the worst mood. On the plane she meets the sociable Abby, who gives her the advice to forget about Jeff - and regrets it shortly after, when Francis follows the advice and steals her boyfriend Eddie, a famous dancer. But then Jeff discovers he's missing Francis...
A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is forced to dump the stolen cash into a mailbox, which he then finds is locked until midnight, forcing him to wait until the mailman makes his late night pickup. As he waits, he discovers that his hiding place has been observed by several other people, all of whom want a share of the loot.
A family's outing turns out badly as they are terrorized by a gang of young thugs.
A private detective goes after the kidnapers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in a series of murders.
A star football player is accused of killing his team's owner.
A hostile youngster who will stop at nothing to break up his mother's marriage is suspected of homicide, and his stepfather fears that he may be the boy's next victim.
