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Turnover Smith

  • TV Movie
  • 1980
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
13
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Thaddeus "Turnover" Smith (Conrad) is a hard-as-nails detective. He is investigating the case of a serial strangler who preys on young women in the city. Complicating the case is that the lo... Read allThaddeus "Turnover" Smith (Conrad) is a hard-as-nails detective. He is investigating the case of a serial strangler who preys on young women in the city. Complicating the case is that the locations in which the killer strikes seems to fit into no discernible pattern... until Smit... Read allThaddeus "Turnover" Smith (Conrad) is a hard-as-nails detective. He is investigating the case of a serial strangler who preys on young women in the city. Complicating the case is that the locations in which the killer strikes seems to fit into no discernible pattern... until Smith happens across two young college students playing chess on campus. Consulting a chess hi... Read all

  • Director
    • Bernard L. Kowalski
  • Writer
    • Richard Jessup
  • Stars
    • William Conrad
    • Belinda Montgomery
    • Hilly Hicks
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    13
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    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writer
      • Richard Jessup
    • Stars
      • William Conrad
      • Belinda Montgomery
      • Hilly Hicks
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    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Thaddeus Smith
    Belinda Montgomery
    Belinda Montgomery
    • Kelly
    • (as Belinda J. Montgomery)
    Hilly Hicks
    Hilly Hicks
    • Eddie
    James Darren
    James Darren
    • Georgie Green
    Michael Parks
    Michael Parks
    • Lt. Brophy
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Colonel Simmons
    Tracy Reed
    Tracy Reed
    • Anini
    Nehemiah Persoff
    Nehemiah Persoff
    • Ashmed Amad
    Richard Dimitri
    Richard Dimitri
    • Sharif
    Nita Talbot
    Nita Talbot
    • Sgt. McCallister
    Gail Landry
    • Dr. Rita Downey
    Sondra Blake
    • Victoria Simmons
    Adam Ageli
    • Bob Faud
    Ben Wright
    Ben Wright
    • Franz
    Brianne Leary
    Cheryl Song
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writer
      • Richard Jessup
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    • Trivia
      Originally filmed as a TV Movie of the Week titled "Sacrifice the Queen," meant to be a pilot for a proposed TV series. The series was never made, and when this TV Movie was aired it was re-titled to "Turnover Smith," which would have been the series name. The creation of this TV Movie is discussed in detail and used as examples in producer Everett Chambers's book PRODUCING TV MOVIES.

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sacrifice the Queen
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Wellington Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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