Incident on a Dark Street

Incident on a Dark Street is a 1973 TV movie broadcast on NBC Saturday Night at the Movies. It premiered on NBC on January 13, 1973.

Incident on a Dark Street
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GenreProcedural drama[1]
Created byE. Jack Neuman
Written byE. Jack Neuman
Directed byBuzz Kulik
StarringJames Olson
David Canary
Robert Pine
Richard S. Castellano
William Shatner
Music byElmer Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)David Gerber
Producer(s)E. Jack Neuman
CinematographyCharles F. Wheeler
Editor(s)Rita Roland
Running time96 minutes[2]
Production company(s)20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original networkNBC
Original release
  • January 13, 1973 (1973-01-13)

Plot

Two law school grads take on their first big cases as prosecutors for the federal government as U.S. Attorney Joe Dubbs is attempting to bring down the crime boss Dominic Leopold. A corrupt city utilities commissioner promises Leopold the contract for a massive public works project in return for a huge kickback. A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on the organized crime ring and expose the scheme to defraud the city.

Cast

Production

The television film was produced by 20th Century Fox Television as a pilot for the proposed series The Prosecutors starring James Olson and David Canary but it was not picked up for a series.[3]

Reception

Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, noting that it has "all the earmarks of a pilot for a series" but that it is "talky and slow-moving".[4]


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References
  1. Ultramod, Bunny (May 20, 2011). "Ultra-Actors: William Shatner". Bunny Ultramod – via Google Books.
  2. "Incident on a dark street". librarycatalogue.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au. July 15, 2004.
  3. Goldberg, Lee (July 5, 2015). "Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989". Adventures in Television – via Google Books.
  4. "Incident On A Dark Street | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
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