They Call It Murder
Brief Synopsis
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Gardner's small-town district attorney, Doug Selby, came to TV in this pilot that has him investigating a swimming pool murder of a gambler, a questionable car crash and a huge insurance claim. Hutton was more successful subsequently in bringing another fictional detective, Ellery Queen, to televisi
Cast & Crew
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Walter Grauman
Director
Bob Wilke
Sheriff Rex Brandon
Jim Hutton
Miriam Colon
Nita Talbot
Dina Harmsen
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
1971
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Gardner's small-town district attorney, Doug Selby, came to TV in this pilot that has him investigating a swimming pool murder of a gambler, a questionable car crash and a huge insurance claim. Hutton was more successful subsequently in bringing another fictional detective, Ellery Queen, to television. This pilot to a prospective "Doug Selby" series was filmed in 1969.
Director
Walter Grauman
Director
Cast
Bob Wilke
Sheriff Rex Brandon
Jim Hutton
Miriam Colon
Nita Talbot
Dina Harmsen
Jessica Walter
Dan White
Edward Asner
Norman Burton
Helen Kleeb
Vaughn Taylor
Harry Townes
Jo Ann Pflug
Bill Elliott
Vic Tayback
Michael Pataki
Lloyd Bochner
Valentin De Vargas
Buck Young
Leslie Nielsen
Carmen Mathews
Crew
Philip Barber
Art Director
Robert Drasnin
Music
Michael Economou
Editor
Erle Stanley Gardner
Source Material (From Novel)
Erle Stanley Gardner
Story Consultant
Walter Grauman
Producer
Cornwell Jackson
Executive Producer
William Kayden
Associate Producer
Lionel Newman
Music Supervisor
Stuart Reiss
Set Decorator
Sam Rolfe
Screenplay
Walter Scott
Set Decorator
Walter M. Scott
Set Decorator
Jack Martin Smith
Art Director
Neil Travis
Editor
Jack Woolf
Director Of Photography
Jack Woolf
Dp/Cinematographer
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
1971
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 17, 1971
