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Dec 13, 2018 - 1:06 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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THE CHOIRBOYS is about a group of Los Angeles police officers who decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery, including public drunkenness and consorting with prostitutes. Michele Carey played a character named "Ora Lee Tingle." The film was based on a novel by Joseph Wambaugh, who successfully sued to have his name removed as the screenwriter, after his script was substantially altered.
In an interview years later, Michele Carey stated that, like many, she too had read the book and was excited to be part of the film. However, she noted that she was not thrilled with the final production, adding that, although the cast was a group of fun, energetic people, she always felt bad for them and a bit embarrassed for herself having played a part in the film.
Robert Aldrich directed the film. Frank DeVol's score was released on an MCA LP, but has not been re-issued on CD.
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Dec 13, 2018 - 4:59 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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"A Man Called Sloane" was an hour-long television adventure series that starred Robert Conrad as "Thomas Remington Sloane III," a freelance counterintelligence agent, who occasionally accepts assignments from "The Director" (Dan O'Herlihy), the head of the UNIT, a secret government agency. Ji-Tu Cumbuka was his aide "Torque," who was conveniently equipped with a metal right hand. Michele Carey was the voice of "Effie," the UNIT computer. Carey had previously appeared as a guest star on Conrad's series "The Wild, Wild West."
NBC debuted the show on Saturday, 22 September 1979 in the 10 PM slot. At first, "A Man Called Sloane" hung in with its competition: "Hart to Hart" on ABC and the new crime drama "Paris' (starring James Earl Jones) on CBS. But when CBS replaced "Paris" in favor of a Saturday movie, and ABC replaced "Hart to Hart" with "Fantasy Island," the #28-rated show of the year, "A Man Called Sloane" faltered. The show was cancelled after 12 episodes. The fact that it was one of the most expensive shows to produce didn't help matters. It turned out to be the final series made by Quinn Martin Productions.
In March 1981, NBC aired a television movie called DEATH RAY 2000. This turned out to be the pilot for "A Man Called Sloane." The pilot was not broadcast as part of the series because Thomas Sloane was played in the pilot by Robert Logan. Logan was originally supposed to play Sloane on the series, but NBC executive Fred Silverman stated he did not like Logan and wanted Robert Conrad instead. (Michele Carey was the also the voice of "Effie" in the pilot.)
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Dec 13, 2018 - 5:15 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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After a few more television appearances, Michele Carey ended her film acting career with appearances in the 1986 theatrical feature IN THE SHADOW OF KILIMANJARO, about baboons on a rampage in Africa, and the 1988 straight-to-video ghost story THE STAY AWAKE, about a serial killer's ghost coming back to take revenge.
Early on, Michele Carey had several appearances onscreen with some male icons (Elvis, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra), which (along with her looks) she parlayed into a decent 25-year, second-tier acting career. That's more than many can say.
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