The Girl in the Empty Grave
Brief Synopsis
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In this pilot film for a series about a small-town police chief, an investigation is launched after a girl, believed to have died months earlier, turns up at the funeral of her murdered parents. Andy Griffith, in search of a successful follow-up series to "The Andy Griffith Show," played his familiar homespun law enforcer, this time without laughs, and without a series.
Cast & Crew
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Lou Antonio
Director
Andy Griffith
Mitzi Hoag
Sharon Spelman
James Cromwell
Hunter Von Leer
Film Details
Also Known As
Abel, Abel I, Girl in the Empty Grave
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1977
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
In this pilot film for a series about a small-town police chief, an investigation is launched after a girl, believed to have died months earlier, turns up at the funeral of her murdered parents. Andy Griffith, in search of a successful follow-up series to "The Andy Griffith Show," played his familiar homespun law enforcer, this time without laughs, and without a series.
Director
Lou Antonio
Director
Cast
Andy Griffith
Mitzi Hoag
Sharon Spelman
James Cromwell
Hunter Von Leer
Claude Earl Jones
Byron Morrow
Don Keefer
John Denos
Robert F Simon
Sybil Scotford
Edward Winter
Kathleen Clarke
Mary-robin Redd
Deborah White
George Gaynes
Bill Mclean
Jonathan Banks
Eddie Foy Jr.
Jenny Neumann
Dick Sondergaard
Leonard Stone
Crew
Barry Delaney
Wardrobe
Rick T Gentz
Set Decorator
Gary Griffen
Editor
Leon R Harris
Art Director
Marjorie M Henderson
Wardrobe
Fred M. Lerner
Stunt Coordinator
Richard O Linke
Executive Producer
Harry V Lojewski
Music Supervisor
Mundell Lowe
Music
Patrick Mitchell
Sound
Mary Ann Newfield
Script Supervisor
Scott Perry Jr.
Music Editor
Gayne Rescher
Director Of Photography
Glayton Shair
Property Master
Lane Slate
Producer
Lane Slate
Screenplay
Bob Stein
Makeup
Brenda Walters
Hairdresser
Hal Watkins
Sound
Gordon A Webb
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Abel, Abel I, Girl in the Empty Grave
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1977
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 20, 1977
Previous title: "Abel."
TV rating: TV-PG
