The House on Sycamore Street (TV 1992)

Dr Mark Sloan cannot believe that his former student Dr Drummond, an ambitious cosmetic surgeon, has committed suicide. Assisted by his team of hobby detectives, pathologist Amanda Bentley ... See full summary »

Director:

Christian I. Nyby II

Writer:

Bruce Franklin Singer

Stars:

Dick Van Dyke, Cynthia Gibb, Stephen Caffrey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dick Van Dyke	...	Doctor Mark Sloan
Cynthia Gibb	...	Dr. Amanda Bentley
Stephen Caffrey	...	Dr. Jack Parker
Barry Van Dyke	...	Det. Steve Sloan
Mariette Hartley	...	Kate Hamilton
Peter Scolari	...	Dr. Zachary 'Zach' Drummond - plastic surgeon
David Warner	...	Dr. Lloyd Stern - plastic surgeon
Kerrie Keane	...	Maggie Drummond
George Hamilton	...	J.D. Gantry / Harry Lennox
Ron White	...	Webber Lyman / John Harwin
Christianne Hirt	...	Justine Whitaker - loan officer
Debi A. Monahan	...	Breast Implant Patient
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Esther Wiggins (as Vernée Watson-Johnson)
Sheila Paterson	...	Mrs. Thibideaux
Beverley Hendry	...	Lindsay (as Beverly Hendry)

Storyline

Dr Mark Sloan cannot believe that his former student Dr Drummond, an ambitious cosmetic surgeon, has committed suicide. Assisted by his team of hobby detectives, pathologist Amanda Bentley and junior doctor Jack Parker, Sloan tries to investigate the case. He finds out that Drummond and his senior partner, Dr Stern, had used plastic surgery to create a double of rich banker and benefactor Gantry, who is expected to make a major donation to the community hospital. Does Gantry also plan to have his double assassinated in order to vanish with the money himself?

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Plot Keywords:

sequel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Mörder und sein Double

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Mark has disguised himself as a post operative patient, in order to investigate Dr Stern's treatment house]
Dr. Mark Sloan: Do I look like one of Dr Stern's post operative patients?
Dr. Jack Parker: You look like the Invisible Man!

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Connections

Followed by A Town Without Pity (2002)

User Reviews

2/10. The series is a lot better than this lightweight silliness.

Anodyne nonsense from the tap-dancing - and in this episode, rapping, doctor sleuth.

Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) has to unravel a mystery when he deduces that an old plastic surgeon friend didn't commit suicide by jumping off a building. No, even though he was under pressure and in debt, leading the ever short-sighted Steve (Barry Van Dyke) to the easy deduction of an accident, it's Mark's knack of sleuthing that gets them involved in a murder investigation.

Fans of the Diagnosis Murder series will want to catch this pilot, with Cynthia Gibb and Steven Caffrey in the roles taken up by Victoria Rowell and Scott Baio, but newcomers will wonder what the fuss is about.