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The Murder That Wouldn't Die
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
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The Murder That Wouldn't Die

1980
Directed byRon Satlof
1h 37m

William Conrad stars as a retired L.A.P.D. detective who has moved to Hawaii and taken a job as a college security chief and assistant football coach in this pilot to a post-"Cannon" series to have been called "Battles." With the aid of his niece, the school's star football player, a local tough-turned-college student, and the college dean, he investigates two related murders that occurred nearly 40 years apart.

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William ConradWilliam BattlesLane CaudellDeacon Johnson
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Robin Mattson
Shelby Battles
Marj DusayDean Mary Phillips
Tommy AguilarTuliosis
Jimmy BorgesLt. Frank Fowler
Roger BowenCoach Spaulding
Sharon AckerJill Spencer
Edward BinnsAllan Battles
José FerrerJeff Briggs
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GENRES
CrimeDramaMysteryTV Movie
STATUSReleased
RATING
2.0

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