A Clear and Present Danger

• Director: James Goldstone
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Main Cast: Joseph Campanella, Cindy Eilbacher, Hal Holbrook
• Release Year: 1970
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

The Bold Ones was the umbrella title given a group of rotating hour-long TV series, which ran from 1969 to 1973. Joining established Bold Ones components The Doctors and The Lawyers in 1970 was The Senator, starring Hal Holbrook as RFK-like Senator Hays Stowe. The pilot for The Senator was A Clear and Present Danger, which first aired March 21, 1970. In this 2-hour "problem drama", Senator Stowe tackles the issue of air pollution after a close friend dies of emphysema. The Emmy-nominated Hal Holbrook, Sharon Acker (as Erin Stowe) and Cindy Eilbacher (as Norma Stowe) carried their roles over to the "Senator" series proper, while Michael Tolan was cast as Stowe's aide Jordan Boyle, the role played in A Clear and Present Danger by Joseph Campanella. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sharon Acker; Jack Albertson - Dr. Chanute; Joseph Campanella - Jordan Boyle; Jeff Corey - Beiseker; Cindy Eilbacher; Bernie Hamilton - House; Pat Hingle - Salem Chase; Hal Holbrook - Hays Stowe; Mike Kellin - Prof. Duke; E.G. Marshall - Senator Stowe; Aaron Michael Lacey - Lt. Wheatman

Credit

John J. Lloyd - Art Director, James Goldstone - Director, Edward A. Biery - Editor, Richard M. Sprague - Editor, Billy Goldenberg - Composer (Music Score), Bill Butler - Cinematographer, William Sackheim - Producer, S.S.(Paddy) Schweitzer - Screen Story, A.J. Russell - Screen Story, Henri Simoun - Screenwriter, John Badham - Associate Director