A Masterpiece of Murder

1986 American TV series or program
A Masterpiece of Murder
GenreComedy
Mystery
Written byAndrew J. Fenady
Terry Nation
Directed byCharles S. Dubin
StarringBob Hope
Don Ameche
Music byRichard Markowitz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerAndrew J. Fenady
ProducerTerry Morse Jr.
Production locationVancouver
CinematographyLaszlo George
EditorArt Seid
Running time100 min.
Production companies20th Century Fox Television
Andrew J. Fenady Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 27, 1986 (1986-01-27)

A Masterpiece of Murder is a 1986 American TV movie starring Bob Hope and Don Ameche.

It was Hope's first and only made-for-TV movie.[1]

Plot

A retired private eye teams up with a former jewel thief to solve a murder.

Cast

  • Bob Hope as Dan Dolan
  • Don Ameche as Frank Aherne
  • Jayne Meadows as Matilda Hussey
  • Claudia Christian as Julia Forsythe
  • Yvonne De Carlo as Mrs Murphy
  • Anne Francis as Ruth Beekman
  • Frank Gorshin as Pierre Rudin
  • Steven Keats as Lieutenant Simon Wax
  • Kevin McCarthy as Jonathan Hire
  • Anita Morris as Lola Crane
  • Clive Revill as Vincent Faunce
  • Stella Stevens as Deb Potts / Della Vance
  • Louise Sorel as Louise

Production

The film was shot in Vancouver.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hanauer, J. (Jan 23, 1986). "DON AMECHE ON A ROLL AT 77, HE'S NOT TRADING PLACES WITH ANYONE". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 292214616.
  2. ^ LEKICH, J. (Jan 25, 1986). "Still 'crazy' after all these years at age 82, it's back to the future for hope". The Globe and Mail. ProQuest 386223854.

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