The Pigeon (1969 film)
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| writer = Edward J. Lakso
Stanley Roberts
| director = Earl Bellamy
| starring = Sammy Davis Jr.
Dorothy Malone
Victoria Vetri
Ricardo Montalbán
Pat Boone
| music = Billy May
| country = United States
| language = English
| producer = Alex Gottlieb
| executive_producer = Aaron Spelling
Danny Thomas
| editor = Ben Ray
| cinematography = Henry Cronjager Jr.
| runtime = 74 minutes
| company = Spelling/Thomas Productions
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| network = ABC
| released = {{Start date|1969|11|04}}
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The Pigeon is a 1969 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Sammy Davis Jr. It was directed by Earl Bellamy. It was originally aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 4, 1969.
Plot
A private eye is hired to protect a young girl.
Cast
- Sammy Davis Jr. as Larry Miller
- Dorothy Malone as Elaine Hagen
- Victoria Vetri as Barbara Hagen
- Ricardo Montalbán as John Stambler / Kane
- Pat Boone as Dave Williams
- Roy Glenn as Lieutenant Frank Miller
- Patsy Kelly as Mrs. Macready, the Landlady
- Norman Alden as Carl, the First Thug
- Bennie Dobbins as Eddie, the Second Thug (as Bernie Dobbins)
- Bill Quinn as Doctor
- Judith Jordan as Sarah
- Francis De Sales as Caine
Production
Davis developed the concept with Aaron Spelling and hoped it would lead to a TV series."Holding Brief for 'Young Lawyers'" Los Angeles Times 31 Oct 1969: g17.
Boone says he was surprised to be offered a role in the film.{{Cite magazine|url=https://diaboliquemagazine.com/the-surprisingly-interesting-cinema-of-pat-boone/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=10 September 2019|magazine=Diabolique Magazine|title=The Surprisingly Interesting Cinema of Pat Boone}}
Davis was unsatisfied with the movie saying "let's say I hit a triple when I was going for a homer... We played him [my character] a little too straight."{{Cite news|title=TV acting suits sammy jr. best|date=Nov 4, 1969|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|156383944}}}} However no series resulted.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0064811}}
- [http://www.thrillingdetective.com/more_eyes/the_pigeon.html The Pigeon] at Thrilling Detective
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Category:1969 television films
Category:1969 crime drama films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:ABC Movie of the Week
Category:American detective films
Category:Films directed by Earl Bellamy
Category:Films scored by Billy May
Category:American mystery television films
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