One was the legendary lawman named Bass Reeves, who was played by Delroy Lindo . Now Reeves has a movie all of his own. It’s titled “Corsicana,” and it is scheduled to open on Friday.

A movie that puts Corsicana and a trailblazing lawman in the spotlight opens Friday in limited theatrical release. The western called Corsicana is a fictionalized account of Bass Reeves ...