Betrayal (1974 film)

*Betrayal*
Betrayal
	Title card
Genre	Drama; Thriller
Written by	Doris Miles Disney, Novel: Only Couples Need Apply; James M. Miller, Teleplay
Directed by	Gordon Hessler
Starring	Amanda Blake; Tisha Sterling
Theme music composer	Ernest Gold
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producers	Gerald Isenberg; Gerald W. Abrams associate producer
Production locations	Gulls Way Estate - 26800 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California
Cinematography	Jacques R. Marquette
Editor	John A Martinelli
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Metromedia Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 3, 1974

Betrayal is a 1974 ABC Movie of the Week directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Amanda Blake and Tisha Sterling, adapted from the novel Only Couples Need Apply by Doris Miles Disney. It first aired on December 3, 1974.^[1]

Plot

Helen Mercer, a wealthy elderly widow, hires a young woman, Gretchen Addison, as her secretary. Mercer, nicknamed "Deadeye" after having shot her criminal handyman, is lonely, and her ad for a secretary is as much about companionship as business. Little does she suspect, though, that the woman and her boyfriend Jay are criminals on the run after a killing, who target elderly women to extort them. The partners plan to make Mercer their next victim, killing her and stealing her money. Addison, however, grows to admire Mercer, and decides she needs to change her ways.

Cast

Amanda Blake ... Helen Mercer
Tisha Sterling ... Gretchen Addison alias Adele Murphy
Dick Haymes ... Harold Porter
Sam Groom ... Jay
Britt Leach ... Fred Hawkes
Edward Marshall ... Roy
Ted Gehring ... Police Sergeant
Dennis Cross ... Highway Patrolman
Eric Brotherson ... Mr. Hall
Vernon Weddle ... Savings Officer
Rene Bond ... Betty, waitress
Lucille Benson ... Eunice Russell

Critical reception

Journalist David Deal wrote in 2005 that the film was "mild in the terror department but the fears it depicts are very real nonetheless."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Deal, David (27 January 2015). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9780786455140. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links

Betrayal at IMDb

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[deal-1] Deal, David (27 January 2015). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9780786455140. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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Betrayal
Title card
Genre	Drama Thriller
Written by	Doris Miles Disney, Novel: Only Couples Need Apply James M. Miller, Teleplay
Directed by	Gordon Hessler
Starring	Amanda Blake Tisha Sterling
Theme music composer	Ernest Gold
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producers	Gerald Isenberg Gerald W. Abrams associate producer
Production locations	Gulls Way Estate - 26800 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California
Cinematography	Jacques R. Marquette
Editor	John A Martinelli
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Metromedia Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 3, 1974 (December 3, 1974)