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Nov 16, 2018 - 12:31 AM
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By: |
Bob DiMucci
(Member)
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On December 7, VEI will be releasing the complete series run (one season) of Burt Reynolds' 1970-71 television series "Dan August". The 27 episodes mentioned on the cover include the series pilot, a Quinn Martin made-for-TV movie called "The House on Greenapple Road," which did not star Reynolds. The film was based on Harold R. Daniels's 1966 mystery novel of the same name and starred Christopher George as "Dan August," with Keenan Wynn as "Sergeant Wilentz" and Barry Sullivan as "Chief Untermeyer." Christopher George passed on doing the "Dan August" series in 1970, choosing "The Immortal" instead. So, the film roles were played by Reynolds, Norman Fell, and Richard Anderson in the series. Ned Romero and Ena Hartman were the only actors in the film who reprised their roles in the series. The film also featured Janet Leigh, Julie Harris, Walter Pidgeon, Ed Asner, Eve Plumb, Lynda Day, Joanne Linville, Tim O'Connor, Mark Richman, and William Windom. It aired on ABC on 11 January 1970.
Reynolds later recalled "I swore I'd never play a cop on TV because you can't make jokes or have a broad. You wind up loving your car a lot. I was halfway out the door when Quinn said the magic words - $15,000 a week."
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Ordered!
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