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The Sunday Film: Telethon

on BBC One London

Starring Red Buttons, Lloyd Bridges, Janet Leigh

The glitter and excitement of the famous Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas provide the background for a dramatic story of romance and danger behind the scenes of a telethon' - a 24-hour television show. Star of the show is comedian Marty Rand, trying to hide his problems behind a torrent of wisecracks which fool no one except Roy Hansen, an old friend obsessed with raising enough money to pay off a syndicate hit-man.

Films: p 15

Contributors

Writer:
Roger Wilton
Director:
David Lowell Rich
Mrs Goodwin:
Polly Bergen
Matt Tallman:
Lloyd Bridges
Marty Rand:
Red Buttons
Charlie:
Edd Byrnes
Irv Berman:
Dick Clark
Elaine:
Janet Leigh
Arnold Shagan:
John Marley
Tom Galvin:
Kent McCord
Kim:
Eve Plumb
Roy:
David Selby
Fran Sullivan:
Jill St John

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