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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

Director
- Robert Day
Writer
- Ed Adamson
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Towards the end of the film when Banyon brings his label-less record disc containing incriminating edits to Jennings recording lab, he schmoozes the technician, telling him, "We'd like to lay it in on this 78.", when clearly the disc he hands over is a 16-inch transcription disc and not the standard 12-inch, commercially-available type.

A terrific 30s private eye film

The pilot for the short-lived 1972 TV series, "Banyon" finds Robert Forster exceptionally well cast as a 1930s private eye, excessively loyal to his down on his luck pal (Herb Edelman) and maintaining a confrontational but respectful relationship with copper Darren McGavin.

The film does a good job of recreating its period (at least as it was presented in the movies of the era), the pacing is good, and the entire cast is well-chosen (Forster, McGavin, and Anjanette Comer are especially good, as is Jose Ferrer).

This might have even succeeded as a theatrical release. Unfortunately, with the exception of Forster, all of the components that made it memorable were missing from the later series which was produced by other hands.

Brian W. Fairbanks