A songwriter buys a detective agency as a tax shelter, but stumbles into a real case when a dead body turns up in suite he and his new bride are staying in.
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Title: The Country Western Murders (TV Movie 1979)
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| Sonny Bono | ... | Sonny Hunt | |
| Lee Purcell | ... | Samantha Hunt | |
| Lucille Benson | ... | Mrs. Bloom | |
| Claude Akins | ... | Billy West | |
| Belinda Montgomery | ... | Peggy Ann West | |
| Morgan Fairchild | ... | Dana Morgan | |
| Michael MacRae | ... | Chigger Wade | |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | Jim Feegan | |
| Charlie Daniels | ... | Self | |
| Larry Gatlin | ... | Self | |
| Barbara Mandrell | ... | Self | |
| Ronnie Milsap | ... | Self | |
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Boots Randolph | ... | Self |
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Ray Stevens | ... | Self |
| Mel Tillis | ... | Self | |
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A songwriter buys a detective agency as a tax shelter, but stumbles into a real case when a dead body turns up in suite he and his new bride are staying in.
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16 January 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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...but don't forget the real country music stars, too. Starting off as a cheesy B-grade actioner, it becomes a showcase of Sonny Bono's 45 minutes of fame. His acting lines are actually dead hilarious, outweighing the mystery and suspense that was supposed to be present. Above everything else, as with the TV movies of the past 20 years, it's very tame with a cast that would be strictly appealing to smart adults. Here's a movie where Claude "Double-A Emcee-O" Akins can actually sing while being teary-eyed at the same time. Of interest: the character names are made from the first and last names of the head cast; "Sonny Hunt" is Sonny Bono, "Dana Morgan" is Morgan Fairchild. And gosh, if only Cher replaced Lee Purcell, we would have had the ultimate "Sonny & Cher" reunion set in Music City!