Telethon

Telethon

Telethon

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Telethon

1977

1h 40m

5.0(4 votes)

Thriller

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

The behind-the-scenes intrigues — including, possibly, a murder — of an all-star fundraising telethon set in Las Vegas.

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Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Polly Bergen

Dorothy Goodwin

Polly Bergen

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Lloyd Bridges

Matt Tallman

Lloyd Bridges

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Red Buttons

Marty Rand

Red Buttons

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Edd Byrnes

Charlie Burton

Edd Byrnes

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Dick Clark

Irv Berman

Dick Clark

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Janet Leigh

Elaine Cotten

Janet Leigh

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Yvonne Gilbert

Sue White

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John Marley

Arnold Shagan

John Marley

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Kent McCord

Tom Galvin

Kent McCord

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Eve Plumb

Kim

Eve Plumb

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David Selby

Roy Hansen

David Selby

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Jill St. John

Fran Sullivan

Jill St. John

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Randi Oakes

June

Randi Oakes

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Sheila Sullivan

Lorna

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Crew

David Burton

Himself

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Jimmie Walker

Himself

Jimmie Walker

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Sugar Ray Robinson

Himself

Sugar Ray Robinson

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Deborah Denomme

Jennifer

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Norman Honath

Bus Driver

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Jean Magowan

Jean

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Peter Rich

Norm Fenton

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Dawn Rowan

Sue Marie Atkins

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Chad Schooley

Bobby

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Billy Snyder

Pit Boss

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Carol van Dyke

Mrs. Atkins

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