Hot l Baltimore 

Somewhat steamy/racy (for the time) carryings on in a ruined old hotel (the "E" burned out some time before and was never repaired).

Stars:

James Cromwell, Richard Masur, Conchata Ferrell

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
James Cromwell	...	Bill Lewis 13 episodes, 1975
Richard Masur	...	Clifford Ainsley 13 episodes, 1975
Conchata Ferrell	...	April Green 13 episodes, 1975
Al Freeman Jr.	...	Charles Bingham 13 episodes, 1975
Jeannie Linero	...	Suzy Marta Rocket 13 episodes, 1975
Gloria LeRoy	...	Millie 13 episodes, 1975
Robin Wilson	...	Jackie 13 episodes, 1975
Stan Gottlieb	...	Mr. Morse 13 episodes, 1975
Lee Bergere	...	George 13 episodes, 1975
Henry Calvert	...	Gordon 13 episodes, 1975
Charlotte Rae	...	Mrs. Bellotti 13 episodes, 1975

Storyline

The very bizarre happenings in the lives of the residents of the seedy Hotel Baltimore. Despite their disparate backgrounds and ethnicities, these neighbors became one anothers' families. George and Gordon were middle-aged gay lovers, Suzy and April were prostitutes, Mr. Morse was a grouchy old man, Jackie was a young tomboy, Mrs. Bellotti was an eccentric woman with a never-seen psychotic son Moose who once glued himself to the ceiling, and Charles was a wise black man. Bill was the hotel's desk clerk, and Clifford its young manager.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | gay interest | based on play | 

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Taglines:

From the creator who brought you "All in the Family" and "Sanford & Son"...the funniest new show of the year

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 1975 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TAT Communications Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Conchata Ferrell was the only performer to repeat her role from the original Off-Broadway production.

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Connections

Referenced in Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

User Reviews

A Sophisticated Comedy is not Enough!!!!!!!!

Bombarded with inflation, Watergate, OPEC, and the entire precarious Nixon administration, the American people were not ready for a sophisticated comedy which was flippant about one night stands!!!.. Though the seventies were paving the way for Pandora's box to be opened wide... The television audience was just getting accustomed to the anything but perfect American family, not for the seedier side of life....Way ahead of their time....Too bad it was canceled right away!!...The pejorative side of human nature presented itself as having such a terribly ubiquitous reputation in this comedy series!!! "Hot L Baltimore" could be intrepidly candid about their comical ramifications!! All in all, the world of sub-poverty, blatant sexual indiscretions, and educated derelicts, evoked a compendium of comedy by circumstances... Incredibly dire circumstances that is!! "Hot L Baltimore" was a very well developed sitcom! It was one of the better ones actually!! When reality gets offensive, the television audience rejects it!! This does not mean that "Hot L Baltimore" was not funny!! The end result of abysmal failure is caused by human error, therefore, there is really nothing else to do but laugh!! This was the summon substance of the television show "Hot L Baltimore". Suffice to say, it was very funny, as well as very entertaining!!!