Tell It Like It Is... and You're Dead (4 Dec. 1968)

A washed-up burlesque star decides to write her life story and gets a ghostwriter to help her. It's not long before someone tries to kill her, and she hires Ross to find out who and why. ... See full summary »

Director:

Alexander Singer

Writer:

Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Stars:

Darren McGavin, Whitney Blake, Jackie Coogan

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Darren McGavin	...	David Ross
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Whitney Blake	...	Judy Elliott
Jackie Coogan	...	Rusty
Fabian Dean	...	Beefy
James Edwards	...	Lt Wager
Gordon Jump	...	Carl
Ted Knight	...	Nick Ames
Marilyn Maxwell	...	Winnie Blake
Eve McVeagh	...	Mrs. Forrester
Dallas Mitchell	...	Sergeant
Read Morgan	...	Lacey
Ben Murphy	...	Patrick Forrester

Storyline

A washed-up burlesque star decides to write her life story and gets a ghostwriter to help her. It's not long before someone tries to kill her, and she hires Ross to find out who and why. His job get complicated when he falls in love with the ghostwriter.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 1968 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal/Public Arts Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Anatomy of a Crime (1969)

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