An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.
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| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Dr. MacArthur St. Clair | |
| Ronald Hunter | ... | Joe Hamill | |
| E.G. Marshall | ... | Dr. Mendel | |
| Sheila Frazier | ... | Gloria St. Clair | |
| Lara Parker | ... | Denice | |
| Peggy Walton-Walker | ... | Mrs. Hamill (as Peggy Walton Walker) | |
| René Enríquez | ... | Mr. Dominguez (as Rene Enríquez) | |
| Philip Sterling | ... | Skeptical Doctor | |
| Peggy McCay | ... | Stacy | |
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Arthur Rosenberg | ... | Anesthesiologist |
| Mary Carver | ... | Nurse | |
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Roberta Jean Williams | ... | Nurse |
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Ethelinn Block | ... | Nurse |
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Vincent Milana | ... | (as Vincent Duke Milana) |
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John Berwick | ... | Crash Cart Nurse |
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An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.
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This made for TV movie was actually a backdoor pilot for a (very) short- lived series that came the following year. As it turns out, the story in this movie pilot is very self-contained, so one doesn't have to seek the series for further information. Anyway, I am kind of mystified why the network heads green-lit a series from this movie. To be sure, it's not an awful movie. There are some good performances here, the standout being Lou Gossett Jr. as the lead. You can really believe he is a seasoned doctor who knows what he's talking about. And Ronald Hunter does well as the patient who get tangled with Gossett's character, and some real chemistry in their scenes are generated. However, the script needed some work. The subplot about Gossett's home life feels unfinished. And the movie is really slow in introducing the mystery that the leads uncover, and equally slow in resolving it. I've seen worse pilots, but this is one that really needed a doctor - a script doctor, that is.