Murder at the Mardi Gras

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Murder at the Mardi Gras
Genre Mystery
Written by Stanley Ralph Ross
Directed by Ken Annakin
Starring Didi Conn
David Groh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerGerald W. Abrams
ProducersRichard Nader
Matthew N. Herman
Running time90 mins
Production companiesJozak Company
Paramount Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release10 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]

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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

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]

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References

  1. "Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. TV season, 77-78. Oryx. 1979. p. 154. ISBN   9780912700236.
  3. "Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)". Letterboxd . Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 Thomas, Kevin (10 May 1978). "A Chip off the old Hitchcock". Los Angeles Times . p. 21.
  5. "Mardis Gras is Scene of Movie". The Tampa Tribune . 7 May 1978. p. 28.
  6. "Didi Conn is Tagged for a String of Roles". The Desert Sun . 25 July 1978. p. 22.
  7. Annakin, Ken (2001). So you wanna be a director?. Tomahawk Press. p. 275. ISBN   9780953192656.
  8. Ruth, Daniel (10 May 1978). "'Murder at Madri Gras' Mostly Misses Mark". The Tampa Tribune . p. 50.