Murder at the Mardi Gras

Murder at the Mardi Gras
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	May 10, 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 Tampa Tribune called it "a potentially entertaining mystery that falls faster than a party-goer on Bourbon Street with sloppy casting and even sloppier script." ^[8]

References

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