They Call It Murder
| They Call It Murder | |
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| Directed by | Walter Grauman |
| Written by | Sam Rolfe |
| Based on | The D.A. Draws a Circle (novel) and characters by Erle Stanley Gardner |
| Starring | Jim Hutton |
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Production
companies |
Paisano Productions
in association with 20th Century Fox Television |
| Distributed by | NBC |
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Release dates
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December 17, 1971 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
They Call It Murder is a 1971 American television film directed by Walter Grauman, starring Jim Hutton.
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Production
They Call It Murder is a two-hour television film produced by Paisano Productions in association with 20th Century Fox. It was a pilot for a proposed TV movie series based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, who edited the script[1] by Sam Rolfe. Walter Grauman directed; Cornwell Jackson was executive producer. The film is loosely based on Gardner's 1939 novel, The D.A. Draws a Circle.[2]
The film went into production in 1969 and was completed February 9, 1970.[1] Jim Hutton stars as Doug Selby, district attorney of a small town outside Los Angeles.[3]
They Call It Murder was first presented December 17, 1971, on NBC.[1] Gardner had died by the time the film finally was given its world premiere. Paisano Productions had worked to launch a Doug Selby series for six years, while its series Perry Mason was in its prime.[4] No series materialized, and this TV movie marks Selby's sole screen adaptation.[2]
Cast
The cast of They Call It Murder is recorded at the Internet Movie Database.[5]
- Jim Hutton as Doug Selby, D.A.
- Lloyd Bochner as A.B. Carr
- Jo Ann Pflug as Sylvia Martin
- Robert J. Wilke as Sheriff Rex Brandon
- Edward Asner as Chief Otto Larkin
- Bill Elliott as Deputy Bob Terry
- Míriam Colón as Anita Nogales
- Jessica Walter as Jane Antrim
- Carmen Mathews as Doris Kane
- Leslie Nielsen as Frank Antrim
References
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External links
- They Call It Murder at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Free Classic Movies: They Call It Murder
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