Ironside

• Director: James Goldstone
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Mystery
• Movie Type: Police Detective Film
• Themes: Star Detectives
• Main Cast: Barbara Anderson, Raymond Burr, Wally Cox, Don Galloway
• Release Year: 1967
• Country: US
• Run Time: 98 minutes

Plot

In this 2-hour "NBC World Premiere" pilot film for the TV series Ironside, we learn how San Francisco chief-of-detectives Robert Ironside (Raymond Burr) came to be confined to a wheelchair. Felled by a sniper's bullet, Ironside is retained by the force as a special officer for the Frisco police force. With the help of Sgt. Ed Brown (Don Galloway) and officer Eve Whitfield (Barbara Anderson), the irascible Ironside is assigned to find out who his assailant was. Appearing in cameo roles are Wally Cox, Lilla Skala, and an unbilled, pre-Laugh In Tiny Tim.The Ironside pilot premiered on March 28, 1967; the series itself ran from 1967 through 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Geraldine Brooks - Honor Thompson; Raymond Burr - Robert Ironside; Wally Cox - Scoutmaster; Kim Darby - Ellen Wells; Joel Fabiani - Dr. Schley; Eddie Firestone - Wheels Montana; Don Galloway - Det. Sgt. Brown; Don Mitchell - Mark Sanger; David Sheiner - Doctor; Lilia Skala - Sister Agatha; Tiny Tim; Barbara Anderson - Eve Whitfield; Stuart Margolin - News Show Staff; Gene Lyons - Police Commissioner Randall; Ayllene Gibbons - Baby Peggy Marvel

Credit

Grady Hunt - Costume Designer, James Goldstone - Director, Edward W. Williams - Editor, Quincy Jones - Composer (Music Score), Bud Westmore - Makeup, John F. Warren - Cinematographer, Collier Young - Producer, Audrey Blasdel-Goddard - Set Designer, John McCarthy - Set Designer, Don M. Mankiewicz - Screenwriter

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