Kenny Rogers Double Feature (Coward of the County / Wild Horses)

Includes: Coward of the County (1981)A young pacifist (Fredric Lehne) in 1940s Georgia is branded a coward for refusing to join the Army in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. When his girlfriend (Largo Woodruff) is raped by local hooligans, he faces a profoundly difficult choice: to keep the promise he made to his dying father, or to fight in defense of his beloved's honor. Drama based on the hit Kenny Rogers song also stars Rogers, Ana Alicia, William Schreiner, Noble Willingham. 95 min. C/Rtg: NR Wild Horses (1985)Canned from his Texas factory job, ex-rodeo rider Matt Cooper (Kenny Rogers) leaves the wife and kids behind for a government gig in Wyoming herding wild mustangs. Complications arise as a new supervisor (Richard Masur) shows his disinterest in the horses' welfare-and his rapport with a local rancher's daughter (Pam Dawber) proves hazardous to his marriage. Made-for-TV modern sagebrusher co-stars Ben Johnson, Richard Farnsworth, Dean Andrews, Karen Carlson. 120 min. C/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.