The Judge and Jake Wyler
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| genre = Drama
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| writer = Richard Levinson
William Link
David Shaw
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| director = David Lowell Rich
| starring = Bette Davis
Doug McClure
Eric Braeden
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| theme_music_composer = Gil Melle
| country = United States
| language = English
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| producer = Richard Levinson
William Link
| location = Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
| cinematography = William Margulies
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| runtime = 120 min.
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| network = NBC
| released = {{Start date|1972|12|02}}
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The Judge and Jake Wyler is a 1972 American TV movie directed by David Lowell Rich. The teleplay was written by Richard Levinson, William Link, and David Shaw. It was produced by Universal Television and broadcast by NBC on December 2, 1972.
The title characters are a hypochondriac former judge who owns a private detective agency and her parolee partner. The two are hired by Alicia Dodd to investigate the alleged suicide of her father, whom she suspects was really a murder victim.
Production notes
The film was a pilot for a proposed weekly series that failed to make the network's schedule. Earlier that year, Bette Davis had starred in Madame Sin, a pilot for ABC that also failed to sell.
In 1973, the character of Judge Meredith resurfaced in the form of Lee Grant in the TV movie Partners in Crime, scripted by Shaw and directed by Jack Smight.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070514/ Partners in Crime at the Internet Movie Database] This, too, was a pilot that went no further than its initial airing.
Cast
- Bette Davis as Judge Meredith
- Doug McClure as Jake Wyler
- Eric Braeden as Anton Granicek
- Joan Van Ark as Alicia Dodd
- Gary Conway as Frank Morrison
- Lou Jacobi as Lieutenant Wolfson
- Kent Smith as Robert Dodd
Principal production credits
- Producers: Jay Benson, Richard Levinson, William Link
- Original Music: Gil Melle
- Cinematography: William Margulies
- Art Direction: Alexander A. Mayer
- Costume Design: Burton Miller
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0068781}}
{{David Lowell Rich}}
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Category:1970s English-language films
Category:1972 television films
Category:1970s mystery drama films
Category:Films directed by David Lowell Rich
Category:American mystery drama films
Category:Films scored by Gil Mellé
Category:American mystery television films
Category:English-language mystery drama films
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