Murder at the Mardi Gras
Murder at the Mardi Gras | |
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Genre | Mystery |
Written by | Stanley Ralph Ross |
Directed by | Ken Annakin |
Starring | Didi Conn David Groh |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Gerald W. Abrams |
Producers | Richard Nader Matthew N. Herman |
Running time | 90 mins |
Production companies | Jozak Company Paramount Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | 10 May 1978 (1978-05-10) |
Murder at the Mardis Gras is a 1978 television film directed by Ken Annakin. It aired as a Wednesday night movie on CBS.[1][2][3]
Premise
A Philadelphia waitress, Julie Evans, wins a trip to New Orleans during Mardi Gras where she witnesses a murder. She encounters a series of colourful characters, including a pickpocket, a husband and wife writing team, and the investigating cop.
Cast
- Didi Conn as Julie Evans
- David Groh
- Harry Morgan as the investigating cop
- Joyce Van Patten
- Bill Daily as Jack Murphy
- Wolfman Jack as himself
- Gregg Henry
- David Wayne as a pickpocket
- Barbi Benton as herself
- Ron Silver as Larry Cook
Production
Filming took place on location in New Orleans.[4][5] It starred Didi Conn who had just been in the films Grease and You Light Up My Life.[6] It was the first of a series of TV movies directed by Ken Annakin.[7]
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it a "deft, pleasing diversion."[4]
The The Tampa Tribune calls it "a potentially entertaining mystery that falls faster than a party-goer on Bourbon Street with sloppy casting and even sloppier script."[8]
References
- ^ "Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ TV season, 77-78. Oryx. 1979. p. 154. ISBN 9780912700236.
- ^ "Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b Thomas, Kevin (10 May 1978). "A Chip off the old Hitchcock". Los Angeles Times. p. 21.
- ^ "Mardis Gras is Scene of Movie". The Tampa Tribune. 7 May 1978. p. 28.
- ^ "Didi Conn is Tagged for a String of Roles". The Desert Sun. 25 July 1978. p. 22.
- ^ Annakin, Ken (2001). So you wanna be a director?. Tomahawk Press. p. 275. ISBN 9780953192656.
- ^ Ruth, Daniel (10 May 1978). "'Murder at Madri Gras' Mostly Misses Mark". The Tampa Tribune. p. 50.
External links
- Murder at the Mardi Gras at IMDb
- Murder at the Mardi Gras at Rotten Tomatoes
- Murder at the Mardis Gras at TCMDB
- Murder at the Mardi Gras at Letterbox DVD
- Murder at the Mardi Gras at BFI
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