Movie: The Murder That Wouldn't Die

Top 10 Billed Cast

William Conrad
William Conrad

William Battles

Lane Caudell
Lane Caudell

Deacon Johnson

Robin Mattson
Robin Mattson

Shelby Battles

Marj Dusay
Marj Dusay

Dean Mary Phillips

Tommy Aguilar
Tommy Aguilar

Tuliosis

Jimmy Borges
Jimmy Borges

Lt. Frank Fowler

Roger Bowen
Roger Bowen

Coach Spaulding

Sharon Acker
Sharon Acker

Jill Spencer

Edward Binns
Edward Binns

Allan Battles

José Ferrer
José Ferrer

Jeff Briggs

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    William Conrad stars as a retired L.A.P.D. detective who has moved to Hawaii and taken a job as a college security chief and assistant football coach in this pilot to a post-"Cannon" series to have been called "Battles." With the aid of his niece, the school's star football player, a local tough-turned-college student, and the college dean, he investigates two related murders that occurred nearly 40 years apart.

  • Release Date

    1980-03-09

  • Average

    2

  • Rating:

    1.0 starts

  • Tagline

  • Genres

    CrimeDramaMysteryTV Movie

  • Languages:

    English

  • Keywords

    failed tv pilot

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