The Return of Joe Forrester
Brief Synopsis
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Aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time -- and that too was based on a Joseph Wambaugh cr
Cast & Crew
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Virgil W. Vogel
Director
Rudy Solari
Eddie Egan
Dane Clark
Pat Crowley
Tom Drake
Film Details
Also Known As
Cop on the Beat, Return of Joe Forrester
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1975
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time -- and that too was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation.
Director
Virgil W. Vogel
Director
Cast
Rudy Solari
Eddie Egan
Dane Clark
Pat Crowley
Tom Drake
Janis Paige
Shelly Novack
Don Stroud
Edie Adams
Lloyd Bridges
Dwan Smith
Della Reese
Ted Gehring
Jim Backus
Dean Stockwell
Charles Drake
Hari Rhodes
Crew
Ross Bellah
Art Director
Emmett Bergholz
Director Of Photography
Audrey Blasdel
Set Decorator
David Gerber
Executive Producer
Arthur D Hilton
Editor
Stanley Kallis
Executive Producer
Ben Lane
Makeup
Richard Markowitz
Music
Christopher Morgan
Producer
Robert Peterson
Art Director
Mark Rodgers
Screenplay
Joseph Wambaugh
Production Consultant
Film Details
Also Known As
Cop on the Beat, Return of Joe Forrester
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1975
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 6, 1975
Original title: "Cop on the Beat."
