The Pigeon (1969 film) explained

Director:	Earl Bellamy
Starring:	Sammy Davis Jr. Dorothy Malone Victoria Vetri Ricardo Montalbán Pat Boone
Music:	Billy May
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Alex Gottlieb
Executive Producer:	Aaron Spelling Danny Thomas
Editor:	Ben Ray
Cinematography:	Henry Cronjager Jr.
Runtime:	74 minutes
Company:	Spelling/Thomas Productions
Network:	ABC

The Pigeon is a 1969 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Sammy Davis Jr. It was directed by Earl Bellamy. It was originally aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 4, 1969.

Plot

A private eye is hired to protect a young girl.

Cast

• Sammy Davis Jr. as Larry Miller
• Dorothy Malone as Elaine Hagen
• Victoria Vetri as Barbara Hagen
• Ricardo Montalbán as John Stambler / Kane
• Pat Boone as Dave Williams
• Roy Glenn as Lieutenant Frank Miller
• Patsy Kelly as Mrs. Macready, the Landlady
• Norman Alden as Carl, the First Thug
• Bennie Dobbins as Eddie, the Second Thug (as Bernie Dobbins)
• Bill Quinn as Doctor
• Judith Jordan as Sarah
• Francis De Sales as Caine

Production

Davis developed the concept with Aaron Spelling and hoped it would lead to a TV series.^[1]

Boone says he was surprised to be offered a role in the film.^[2]

Davis was unsatisfied with the movie saying "let's say I hit a triple when I was going for a homer... We played him [my character] a little too straight."^[3] However no series resulted.

External links

• • The Pigeon at Thrilling Detective

Notes and References

1. "Holding Brief for 'Young Lawyers'" Los Angeles Times 31 Oct 1969: g17.
2. The Surprisingly Interesting Cinema of Pat Boone. Stephen. Vagg. 10 September 2019. Diabolique Magazine.
3. News: TV acting suits sammy jr. best. Nov 4, 1969. Los Angeles Times. .