Panic in Echo Park (1977) (TV)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

John Llewellyn Moxey

Writer:

Dalene Young (written by)

Release Date:

23 June 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young black M.D. tries to prove that the community of Echo Park is endangered by a deadly epidemic. But he has to fight his superior in the hospital and city government who accuse him of just causing panic. |

Plot Keywords:

Epidemic | Panic | Hospital | Community | Doctor

Cast

Dorian Harewood	...	Dr. Michael Stoner
Robin Gammell	...	Dr. Tishman (as Robin Gammel)
Catlin Adams	...	Cynthia
Norman Bartold	...	Harold Dickerson
George Brenlin	...	Tony Lamberti
Regis Cordic	...	Dr. Gavin O'Connor
René Enríquez	...	Mr. Luchero (as Rene Enriquez)
Bryan Gordon
Hilda Haynes
James Hong	...	Larry Lee
André Pavon		(as Andre Pavon)
George Petrie
Rose Portillo
Fran Ryan
Tamu Blackwell	...	Angie (as Tamu)

Runtime:

USA:72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:15 (video premiere)

Company:

Edgar J. Scherick Associates

Soundtrack:

Look Inside

Typical 70s Telefilm about crusading doctor

Good showcase for the grievously underappreciated Dorian Harewood as a young doctor fighting entrenched power to uncover and defeat an epidemic in a poor neighborhood. You can guess how most of this goes: the young, handsome doctor is loved by those around him, he realizes there's an epidemic, he has to go around making increasingly impassioned speeches to bureaucrats and older superiors who discount his theories, etc. And don't forget the happy ending with everyone smiling at each other. It's a lot like many episodes of "Quincy" (except for the handsome part) and many other movies from the Seventies, but this one is pretty well done. It beats fishing shows, infomercials, and hicks turning left (aka NASCAR) for Sunday afternoon viewing, at any rate.