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A Cry in the Wilderness   1974         TV, 85 min. Genre: Drama Director: Gordon Hessler   Cast: George Kennedy, Joanna Pettet, Lee Montgomery, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Roy Poole, Liam Dunn, Bing Russell, Irene Tedrow, Robert Brubaker, Anne Seymour   The Hadleys live in the wilderness. When Sam (George Kennedy) is bitten by a rabid skunk, he insists that he be chained to a post in the barn so that his family will not be infected. Sam also cautions that his pleas to be released should not be carried out. When a dam bursts and his farm is sure to be flooded, Sam must convince his family to release him to save the day. Good, taut, TV fare.