Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Género : Drama, Película de TV
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 40M
Director : David Lowell Rich
Sinopsis
The pilot film for the long-run series introduced the kindly small-town general practitioner who, following a mild coronary, grudgingly brings in an independent, motorcycling young associate to help share his workload. Welby's lady friend and his family, part of the plot of this movie, were written out of the subsequent series, with only his medical sidekick, Steven Kiley, and their secretary/nurse, Consuelo, remaining as regulars.
Una mujer yace muerta en un piso de Nottingham, su aterrada hermana se atrincheró en el baño. A las 2 a. M., Un hombre joven con una camisa ensangrentada es detenido por exceso de velocidad. Los tres solo se conocieron esa tarde, ¿qué pasó en esas horas fatales? Todo lo que hay que seguir es lo que dicen los dos sobrevivientes.
A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring.
A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.
Christie Love (Teresa Graves) es una oficial de policía que aprovecha su belleza y su aspecto rudo para poder infiltrarse en una organización criminal con el fin de desmantelar una red dedicada al narcotráfico. Es una película para TV destinada a despertar el interés de los inversores y del público. Sirvió como presentación de los personajes de la serie homónima. En esta película se originó la frase repetida por la protagonista en la serie y homenajeada e imitada por años: "you're under arrest, Sugah!".
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A promiscuous housewife has been murdered and hardboiled detective Dan August has to find the motive...and the body.
TV-pilot that was an ABC Movie of the Week in October of 1969 and then became a TV-series as part of the 1970-71 season.
A powerful family that controls the world's banks has made a deal with Satan to help the forces of evil take over the world. An underground group named The Judges bands together to try to stop them.
A young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street that there's a contract out on Starsky and Hutch. This is a TV-pilot that was an ABC Movie of the Week and later turned into the TV-series.
Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series.
Una extraña ola de crímenes está teniendo lugar en Nueva York. Un extraño personaje controla las mentes de personas anónimas y respetables obligándolas a comportarse como vulgares criminales. Peter Parker es un joven estudiante a punto de doctorarse, por accidente una araña radioactiva le muerde en la mano y le dota de una fuerza y agilidad sobrehumana además de la capacidad de trepar por las paredes. La hija de uno de los detenidos por los robos, Judy Tyler, entra en la vida de Peter cuando este está sacando fotos para el periódico donde trabaja. Al ver que la gente a su alrededor e incluso toda la ciudad está en peligro, decide crearse un disfraz para detener al villano evitando un chantaje de millones de dólares. Gracias a sus recién adquiridos poderes podrá plantar cara a tan peligrosa amenaza.
Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.
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Welcome to My Life is a glimpse into a day in the life of Douglas, aka T-Kesh, a Monster-American teenager. He’s doing his best to fit in, and make it through high school. On the inside he’s just like other humans, but there’s no hiding when you are literally a monster on the outside. In this mockumentary short, we see how even day-to-day life can be hard when you’re so very much not like the others.
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