'Goodnight For Justice: The Measure of a Man,' Gets World Premiere 1/28

Luke Perry returns to the lawless frontier, starring as Circuit Judge John Goodnight in "Goodnight For Justice: The Measure of a Man," a Hallmark Movie Channel Original World Premiere Saturday, January 28 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C). In the highly anticipated sequel to "Goodnight For Justice," Hallmark Movie Channel's highest-rated film ever, Perry reprises his role as the emissary of justice whose judicial authority is often tested by the lawlessness of the Old West. Co-starring with Perry are Cameron Bright ("The Twilight Saga"), Stefanie von Pfetten ("Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief"), Teach Grant ("Gunless") and Eric Keenleyside ("Hellcats"). John Goodnight is based on a character created by Luke Perry, who also serves as executive producer.

A once fun-loving lawyer, the now-respectable Circuit Judge John Goodnight (Perry) has become a stickler for the lawbooks with an aversion to arrogant attorneys. Traveling alone through the Wild West, Goodnight is unhappy when he finds himself in a dusty town's courtroom with Lucius Breed (Keenleyside), a malicious prosecutor. Things brighten up for Goodnight when he spots a beautiful girl and realizes she is Callie Bluepoint (Von Pfetten), a former flame from his Chicago days who he learns is now a widow. Before John has much time to preside over Breed's tireless cases or spend more time with Callie, he witnesses a murderous bank robbery by the dangerous masked outlaw Deke Spradling (Grant) and his gang of bandits, who have been terrorizing the town for months

Jumping into the gunfight, John catches only one of the masked riders, a surprisingly young boy named Will (Bright), who he soon learns is Callie's son. Breed and the scared townspeople demand that Will be hanged, but after Callie reveals a powerful secret about Will's identity, John is determined to discover the truth behind the Spradling gang and set Will - and the truth - free.

"Goodnight for Justice: The Measure Of A Man" is a GFJ 2 Productions Inc. Ira Pincus, John Morayniss and Luke Perry are the executive producers. Tashi Bieler is supervising producer. Randolph Cheveldave is producer and Danny Virtue is co-producer. K.T. Donaldson directed from a script by Neal Dobrofsky & Tippi Dobrofsky. Based on a character by Luke Perry.

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