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"In the tradition of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. The private eye of the thirties returns."
Miles C. Banyon is a private investigator in 1930s Los Angeles. In this TV movie—which served as the pilot episode for the short-lived TV show—Banyon's new client, a young woman, is found dead in his office...shot with his own gun.
24 Cast Members
Robert Forster
Miles C. Banyon
Darren McGavin
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
José Ferrer
Lee Jennings
Anjanette Comer
Diane Jennings
Herb Edelman
Harry Sprague
Hermione Gingold
Peggy Revere
Leslie Parrish
Ruth Sprague
Ray Danton
Victor Pappas
Deidre Daniels
Irene Fortolla
Stanley Adams
Eddie Dolan
Carla Borelli
Joan
Ted Hartley
Sonny Arnheim
Paul Hampton
David
Alvin Childress
Mr. Clayton
Joseph Ruskin
Carl Horner
Jeff Morris
Billy
Anne Randall
Linda Hayden
John Lawrence
Willie Douglas
Ned Glass
Lou Moran
Jason Wingreen
Dr. Greenbaum
