Never Con a Killer

1977 1h 12m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

TV Movie

Synopsis

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Pilot to the short-lived TV series "The Feather and Father Gang" has Detective Feather Danton and her con-man father Harry teaming up to outwit Runyonesque horseplayer E.J. Valerian.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stefanie Powers
Toni "Feather" Danton
Harold Gould
Harry Danton
William Bassett
Huff Hufaker
John Forsythe
E.J. Valerian
Frank Delfino
Enzo
Bettye Ackerman
Dorothy
Jim Backus
Stanley Bunch
Severn Darden
Cap

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Buzz Kulik
Writers: William Driskill
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Buzz Kulik, shot by Philip H. Lathrop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Asa Boyd Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Stefanie Powers and Harold Gould and William Bassett carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076449 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Buzz Kulik directs. Philip H. Lathrop behind the camera. Asa Boyd Clark cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Buzz Kulik, shot by Philip H. Lathrop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Asa Boyd Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Stefanie Powers and Harold Gould and William Bassett carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0076449 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.