Pilot (12 May 1980)

This was the pilot to the television series that was inspired by the movie which starred Joan Crawford. In it Lane Ballou who travels with a circus as an exotic dancer, decides to leave it.... See full summary »

Director:

Gus Trikonis

Writers:

Rita Lakin (teleplay), Robert Wilder (novel)

Stars:

John Beck, Woody Brown, Howard Duff

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Beck	...	Sam Curtis
Woody Brown	...	Skipper Weldon
Howard Duff	...	Sheriff Titus Semple
Morgan Fairchild	...	Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
Mark Harmon	...	Fielding Carlyle
Kevin McCarthy	...	Claude Weldon
Cristina Raines	...	Lane Ballou
Barbara Rush	...	Eudora Weldon
Stella Stevens	...	Lute-Mae Sanders
Mason Adams	...	Elmo Tyson
Norman Alden	...	Pete
Dianne Kay	...	Annabelle Troy
Melba Moore	...	Alma
Leonard Gaines	...	Horse Auctioneer
Michael Delano	...	Frank Coyne

Storyline

This was the pilot to the television series that was inspired by the movie which starred Joan Crawford. In it Lane Ballou who travels with a circus as an exotic dancer, decides to leave it. And where they were was Truro, Florida, she meets Fielding Carlyle, a law school graduate currently working for the Sheriff's department. It seems that Titus Semple, the (corrupt) sheriff, is grooming him for a future in politics part of that is making sure that Fielding marries the right woman, someone like, Constance Weldon. However, when Field starts to develop an interest in Lane, Titus does everything he can to stop that, but Lane is not about to get pushed around.

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Plot Keywords:

tv series pilot | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 1980 (USA)

Filming Locations:

San Dimas Hotel - 121 San Dimas Ave., San Dimas, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amanda & MF, Lorimar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Flamingo Road (1949)

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