Set This Town on Fire


2h 1973

Brief Synopsis

After serving seven years for manslaughter, a man returns home to run for mayor following the disclosure that the local newspaper editor, whose eyewitness testimony had put him behind bars, now has second thoughts and the town drunk now has confessed to the crime. Filmed in 1969 as "The Profane Come

Film Details

Also Known As
Profane Comedy, The
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1973

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

After serving seven years for manslaughter, a man returns home to run for mayor following the disclosure that the local newspaper editor, whose eyewitness testimony had put him behind bars, now has second thoughts and the town drunk now has confessed to the crime. Filmed in 1969 as "The Profane Comedy" (its once and future title), it gathered dust in a Universal vault for nearly four years.

Film Details

Also Known As
Profane Comedy, The
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1973

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States January 8, 1973

Originally titled: "The Profane Comedy."