Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978 television film
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Murder at the Mardis Gras is a 1978 television film directed by Ken Annakin. It aired as a Wednesday night movie on CBS.[1][2][3]
| Murder at the Mardi Gras | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Written by | Stanley Ralph Ross |
| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Starring | Didi Conn David Groh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gerald W. Abrams |
| Producers | Richard Nader Matthew N. Herman |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Production companies | Jozak Company Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 10, 1978 |
Premise
A Philadelphia waitress, Julie Evans, wins a trip to New Orleans during Mardi Gras where she witnesses a murder. She encounters a series of colourful characters, including a pickpocket, a husband and wife writing team, and the investigating cop.
Cast
- Didi Conn as Julie Evans
- David Groh
- Harry Morgan as the investigating cop
- Joyce Van Patten
- Bill Daily as Jack Murphy
- Wolfman Jack as himself
- Gregg Henry
- David Wayne as a pickpocket
- Barbi Benton as herself
- Ron Silver as Larry Cook
Production
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it a "deft, pleasing diversion."[4]
The Tampa Tribune called it "a potentially entertaining mystery that falls faster than a party-goer on Bourbon Street with sloppy casting and even sloppier script."[8]
