Elizabeth Montgomery and O. J. Simpson star as police detectives who become romantically involved while working together on a murder investigation in “A Killing Affair.” This made-for-television movie is passable entertainment, with capable direction by Richard C. Safafian (“Sunburn” 1979) and a lucid teleplay by E. Arthur Kean. It aired on CBS in September, 1977.
Montgomery and Simpson, both popular personalities in their own right, turn in good performances in these roles that are well within their acting range. Co-stars include Rosalind Cash, Dean Stockwell, Dolph Sweet, Todd Bridges, John Mahon, Allan Rich, Charles Robinson, John Steadman, Michael Durrell, John P. Ryan, and Priscilla Pointer as Judge Cudahy.
Todd Bridges, who played O. J.’s son here, would become a household name the next year in the hit television show “Diff’rent Strokes.” Priscilla Pointer, mother of actress Amy Irving, would go on to be famous as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, a recurring role on big TV hit “Dallas” (1981-1983), the mom of Pamela Ewing, Cliff Barnes, and Katherine Wentworth.
A Killing Affair (1977)
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My Review
Elizabeth Montgomery and O. J. Simpson star as police detectives who become romantically involved while working together on a murder investigation in “A Killing Affair.” This made-for-television movie is passable entertainment, with capable direction by Richard C. Safafian (“Sunburn” 1979) and a lucid teleplay by E. Arthur Kean. It aired on CBS in September, 1977.
Montgomery and Simpson, both popular personalities in their own right, turn in good performances in these roles that are well within their acting range. Co-stars include Rosalind Cash, Dean Stockwell, Dolph Sweet, Todd Bridges, John Mahon, Allan Rich, Charles Robinson, John Steadman, Michael Durrell, John P. Ryan, and Priscilla Pointer as Judge Cudahy.
Todd Bridges, who played O. J.’s son here, would become a household name the next year in the hit television show “Diff’rent Strokes.” Priscilla Pointer, mother of actress Amy Irving, would go on to be famous as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, a recurring role on big TV hit “Dallas” (1981-1983), the mom of Pamela Ewing, Cliff Barnes, and Katherine Wentworth.