The Girl on the Late, Late Show | |
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Genre | Drama Thriller |
Written by | Mark Rodgers |
Directed by | Gary Nelson |
Starring | Don Murray |
Music by | Richard Markowitz |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Gerber |
Producer | Christopher Morgan |
Production locations | The Burbank Studios, Burbank, California Los Angeles San Francisco |
Cinematography | Robert L. Morrison |
Editor | Richard C. Meyer |
Running time | 73 min. |
Production companies | Screen Gems David Gerber Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | April 1, 1974 |
The Girl on the Late, Late Show is a 1974 American TV film directed by Gary Nelson. It was designed as a pilot of a weekly TV series starring Don Murray. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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