Not much there in this obvious movie pilot for a TV series that fortunately never came to fruition, starring film noir veteran Richard Widmark looking tired as he prepares to leave the NYPD and move to California to start an orange ranch that he purchased years before. He gets there right after the local sheriff has been killed and finds himself reluctantly involved in the case.
Not very interesting with cliched characters and a silly musical score that seems straight out of "The Beverly Hillbillies". One interesting element is the presence of the pretty Beth Brickell, a charming and talented young actress I had never heard of before, playing Widmark's neighbor. The plot is barely enough to sustain a 90-minute TV movie let alone an actual series, although Will Geer does provide some amusing moments.
Not very interesting with cliched characters and a silly musical score that seems straight out of "The Beverly Hillbillies". One interesting element is the presence of the pretty Beth Brickell, a charming and talented young actress I had never heard of before, playing Widmark's neighbor. The plot is barely enough to sustain a 90-minute TV movie let alone an actual series, although Will Geer does provide some amusing moments.