I am 51 years old and still remember 1973, I was 4 years old, best of television history on only 4 channels from TV Guide...All of this before RU-vid, happiest childhood ever curfew was lightning bugs......Thank-you RU-vid, we came into this world with nothing, and seventies television was all we needed, even with dysfunctional families in the home this was your escape and extended family in your living room.......
I was 6 in 1973. I was blessed with an older sister who liked my company and introduced me to all these made for TV movies. In spite of my young age, I remember them all, fondly. Pure nostalgia for me now.
57 here - I remember the older Men still wearing suits and Hats and the older Ladies in their Cat Eye glasses and dresses … people had dignity still , and presented themselves the best that they could. Now we are in BABYLON .
Movies on TV back in the 60s and 70s were like real life. One pass , and that's it. No instant replays, no fast forward. No freeze pauses. Maybe that's why they were so precious and memorable.
@@QueenSnowPea I was born in 1970, but remember quite a few pf these gems and love revisiting and rediscovering them again or for the first time) like this here!
In 1973, I can remember swinging on my swing set for hours dreaming I could jump out of my swing to the sky and meet the Super Friends on a cloud and fly with Superman, those were the best and happiest years......oblivious to the world......just a happy kid...
Two fond memories of Summer '73, Bobby Goldsboro's solid gold hit single "Summer, The First Time" And at the end of the Summer, KFRC dedicating The Carpenter's "Top Of The World" to the World Series Champion Oakland A's
Ah, the 70s. What a great Era to come of age in, wild by my mother's standards when l was in my teens, tame by today's insanity. So glad l was alive to enjoy the decade then and remember it fondly now.
+CynthiaLyman .Me too ! I remember watching this as a teenager in the late seventies and I am just so delighted to have found it again - right here on You Tube . The 70's was the best decade of all time and not only for movies :-) .
John Conway Totally agreed: The music, popular films (both theatrical releases and TV gems like this one) books (think of fiction from that time also adapted to film like The Exorcist, Jaws, Coma just to name a few) cars, pop culture in general...the list goes on and on. Take care.
Seeing this again was great! It's been 30+ years. Somehow I remembered it first airing on NBC. Interesting that I recognized the young detective in the police station (Bill Vint) who had a larger role in "Howling in the Woods" just 2 years earlier. I just wish this transfer wasn't stretched to fit the screen. Thanks for posting!
@@E-Kat Ha! Because in 1973 we didn't have vcrs and they didn't repeat shows as often as they do today. If homework wasn't done, mom shut off the tv right in the middle of the program until it was...and we were left to wonder how it ended.
@@sevenirises omg, we had a similar situation but the reason for shutting the TV was different. A single kiss, too low cut dress, conversation about sex and we were chucked out of the room or the TV set was turned off! The excuse was that we were too young. We were told we must be 16 to watch films were people kiss and when we were 16, then we were told we must be 18!! So we really couldn't watch anything, not even pop singers wearing too revealing clothes. Breasts were in the same category with murder. Life was so strange. I'm glad you were finally able to see the ending!!
@@E-Kat Lol....then you would never have been able to watch tv today! I wonder if that's why my mom always called it "the boob tube"?...lol. God bless our parents for trying so hard to keep us pure.
I haven't seen the ends to this movie till today, for the same reasons you wrote in the comments section. No VCR, no rebroadcast soon after movie aired, and had to do homework. VIK, 1965.
Another great example of a gripping powerful 70s TV Drama,low Budget and with simple enough Story but really edge of your seat.....also effective how theres no idle chit chat at the end,just the unforgettable conclusion,with lots of Emotion leading right into the end credits-----Bonus,one LOAC after another,typical of the 70s(Lovely Old American Car).Big brash beautiful(though hell on gas consumption).One could just about live in one of those,or certainly stretch full out and sleep.By the way ,a good 90s equivalent of this Story is the Vanishing if you havent checked it out.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! I have not seen this movie in the last 40 years (since I was a kid)!!! I always looked for it to be re-aired, but never found it, until tonight!! Loved the suspense and and this rare David Hartman movie! Extra KUDOS since you showed this WITHOUT COMMERCIALS!! Thank you again! Totally enjoyed this movie!
Very well made ,great story ,acting and directing,I remember watching these made for TV movies in the England, in the seventies ,they screend them twice a week, Wednesday and Friday,great watching them on RU-vid again,so many to choose from,1973 was a fabulous year,for television and the cinema,the biggest stars in the world were Redford,Eastwood McQueen,and Reynolds,what more could a person ask for.
Thanks for uploading this hard to find tv movie. Jess Walton has the charm of a young Audrey Hepburn. Thank you to RU-vid for all of these classic gems.
Are talking about actress Jane Wyatt who's playing the mother in this? I'm only asking because Wyatt is the one with the Transatlantic accent similar to Hepburn's.
David Hartman used to host ABC's Good Morning America. Jess Walton had a long career on The Young & The Restless. Good to see these two in something different.
I truly enjoyed this movie. Thanks for the upload. Just about every time I searched drama or suspense movies Lifetime movies would pop up. Well two weeks ago I searched 70’s movies and haven’t seen a Lifetime movie since. 🙂
Wow! Thanks for uploading this. I remember watching this movie during the afternoon movie when I was younger and having the last 5 minutes get cut off both times. I never got to see those last minutes until now. Thanks much!
I TOTALLY AGREE with you Patricia..love the movies of the '60, 70, & some of the '80's! David Hartman was in the old Ironside series, The Bold Ones, The New Doctors, and Lucas Tanner series before he went to journalism and Good Morning America. Missed his actor over the years...
SPOILER!!! Don't give the movie away. You just wrecked it for anyone who hasn't seen it before. You should put SPOILER ALERT so people don't read your comment. Smh ...
I LOVE THESE OLD MOVIES THEY ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE NEW STUFF .... WITH GREAT ACTORS ! David Hartman ... Ned Bliss Jane Wyatt ... Mary Alden Ralph Meeke ... Will Alden Jess Walton ... Vicki Bliss Joseph Campanella ... Lt. John Stillman (as Joe Campanella) Colby Chester ... Bob Sellini George Murdock ... Desk Sergeant Bill Vint ... Ben Frank Parker ... Ticket Seller (as Brett Parker) Larry Watson ... Garage Mechanic Ned Wertimer ... Motel Clerk Jewell Lain ... Mrs. Hagan Jessica Jones ... Missing Girl
That was really cool how in the very beginning she threw her head back and there was the title to the movie! Kind of artsy. Don't see anything like that these days. Maybe I'm looking at it from a mans point of view but though she is drop dead gorgeous she was acting very immature in the beginning where they were having the fight. Kind of like a spoiled child. I'm 60 yrs old and have watched this movie maybe 3 or 4 times down through the years. Great movie! David Hartman should never have given up acting. He does a great job! And of course so does Jess Walton.
Great movie! Will you be actively uploading more hidden 1970s movie gems again someday soon? This is the first channel I ever subscribed to! Great content!
ABC produced the most effective of these 70's made-for-tv thrillers. Interesting reminder here how before his successful run as the original host of "Good Morning America", David Hartman was also quite a good actor.
The only thing about these incredible entertaining late 60's, early 70's made-for-tv movies is that, in these intervening years, our knowledge of crime elements, police precedurals, forensics, etc, is so much more sophisticated than it used to be. Also, we have all seem what seems like every possible plot element in movies and tv series since then. But even though many of us knew from a very early moment exactly what happened to this woman, itt is still really cool just to watch it unfold.
The harpsichord seems especially reminiscent of the early 70s, even featured in shows like The Partridge Family back then. And suddenly, it vanished. I too really like the sound, and how it defined this era.
@@michaeltnewyorknights8413 I was just discussing this very instrument yesterday with an older friend who plays guitar. I remarked how I hope the mandolin AND the harpsicord make a comeback, and soon. Happy New Year.
ii was 8 or 9 years old and lisaw this movie when it originally aired on the abc movie of the week and always remembered the wall things like that stick in your mind when ur little this was a great movie!!
just watched 'Dying Room Only' and it made me think of this movie. All I could remember was the wife saying 'You'll never see me again' And here it is. These movies came on about midnight every night in L.A. during the early/mid seventies. I watched 'em all!! Thanks for the posting!!!!
I remember seeing this movie as a kid, the movies of the week were fantastic, i miss the movies of my youth, they are so much better then some of the stuff on t. v. today, these kind of movies would keep you glued to the t. v. and then you would be sad when they were finished, this is the only movie i know that david hartman was in, then later on he would be one of the hosts of the morning talk show good morning america with joan lunden. very good movie, like alot.
📺 WOW!... I've never seen this one I don't know how this got pass ME during the 70s??? I was always that popular girl that was up on everything the movies in the theater / TV along with FASHION and the most current records!...GOOD MOVE/ GOOD ONE!!!..👍Thanks for POSTING! 😳
Didn’t take long from their acting like love birds on a picnic to tearing each other’s throats out--lol Good movie, though. The kind I used to watch after school in the evening. They just don’t make any good TV movies anymore
jess walton is a beautiful, prety woman. she played the first jill on the 'young and restless'. her mama jeannie cooper stayed on her case all the time. i have never seen this movie, and iam 63yrs.
@@KelliViti that's right! Couldn't remember orig Jill's name. I didn't see this one either -- was 13 at the time, wasn't usually watching tv at that point during evenings. Ookie David Hartman though lol, he was in a lot of stuff back then, commercials, too. She's so pretty vs his not too handsome self imo anyway. Fun to catch up on these 70's films, great time to grow up!
Wow I didn't know that that had Wesco gas stations back then Sinclare Town talk...I remember that Town talk used to had out yellow balloons.Thanx 4 the yuppie I remember this movie brings back memories. thanx G/b paula
I was 17 when this movie aired. Another one of my favorite's. Ralph Meeker one of favorite actors back then. Played Bugs Moran in The St Valentine's Day Massacre. This is the third movie. I just watch him in for the last two days on RU-vid. The food of the gods 1976. The Alpha Incident 1978.
He didn’t HIT her!! She BIT him! 🤣 For the love of God, I’ve watched this movie a couple times throughout the years..& I always think “why doesn’t he say she bit me!” I pushed her involuntarily. Lol
He did hit her as a reaction but it was a weak hit, in self defense, and the camera is on her like it was the most brutal punch in film history. I knew that she set up a fight, and the poor script didn't help it. They were unbelievable together anyway.
Possibly the palette in this particular film, but not in general in the real world: bright clothes in all kinds of patterns, primary colors everywhere: about the blandest items were the household appliances that ran in varying shades of what was called 'earthtones,' specifically harvest gold, bronze, and avocado green. But I remember my best friend's parents redid their rec room in the basement in red white and blue for the bi-centennial, and shag carpeting for the girl's bedroom in something called bubble gum shag: rosy pink with flecks of every other color in the rainbow. Also, who can forget orange Formica counter tops?
