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Harper

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Thriller in which a shabby gumshoe is hired by a wealthy but embittered woman to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband. The detective must make his way through a dangerous and complex cross-section of southern California life before he cracks the case.

Based on Ross Macdonald's novel The Moving Target. Show less

Contributors

Lew Harper:
Paul Newman
Director:
Jack Smight
Elaine Sampson:
Lauren Bacall
Betty Fraley:
Julie Harris
Albert Graves:
Arthur Hill
Susan Harper:
Janet Leigh
Miranda Sampson:
Pamela Tiffin
Allan Taggert:
Robert Wagner
Dwight Troy:
Robert Webber
Fay Estabrook:
Shelley Winters
Sheriff Spanner:
Harold Gould
Puddler:
Roy Jenson

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