Deadlock

• Directors: Lamont Johnson; Don Weis
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Police Drama, Police Detective Film
• Themes: Race Relations
• Main Cast: James McEachin, Leslie Nielsen, Fred Williamson
• Release Year: 1969
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

The made-for-TV Deadlock stars Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Sam Danforth (since this is long before the Police Squad era, Nielsen plays it straight). The white Danforth finds himself at ideological loggerheads with black district attorney Leslie Washburn (Hari Rhodes). Racial tensions are escalated when a black ghetto kid is killed by a cop, and a white reporter covering the case also turns up dead. Future stars Fred Williamson and James McEachin show up in supporting roles. First telecast February 22, 1969, Deadlock served as the pilot episode for The Professionals, a single-season component of NBC's rotating series The Bold Ones. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Roger Bowen - Ski; Ruby Dee - Lucinda; Dana Elcar - George Stack; Charles Lampkin; James McEachin; Leslie Nielsen - Lieutenent Sam Danforth; Aldo Ray - Edward Logan; Hari (Harry) Rhodes - Leslie Washburn; Mel Stewart - Gamel; Beverly Todd - Melissa; Fred Williamson - Williams

Credit

John T. McCormack - Art Director, Lamont Johnson - Director, Don Weis - Director, Edward M. Abroms - Editor, Stanley Wilson - Composer (Music Score), Vilis Lapenieks - Cinematographer, William Sackheim - Producer, The Blossoms - Singer, William Sackheim - Screen Story, Roland Wolpert - Screen Story, Robert E. Thompson - Screenwriter, Chester Krumholz - Screenwriter

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Deadlock