Brenda Starr (1976 film)

*Brenda Starr*
Brenda Starr
Genre	Adventure
Written by	George Kirgo
Directed by	Mel Stuart
Starring	Jill St. John; Jed Allen; Sorrell Booke; Victor Buono
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Paul Mason
Producer	Bob Larson
Production location	Torrance, California
Cinematography	Ted Voigtlander
Editors	James T. Heckert; Jack Kampschroer
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	David L. Wolper Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	May 8, 1976

Brenda Starr is a 1976 American television movie based on Dale Messick's comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter, starring Jill St. John in the title role. It was directed by Mel Stuart, and it aired on ABC on May 8, 1976.

Cast

Jill St. John as Brenda Starr
Jed Allen as Roger Randall
Sorrell Booke as A J Livwright
Tabi Cooper as Hank O'Hare
Victor Buono as Lance O'Toole
Joel Fabiani as Carlos Vegas
Barbara Luna as Luisa Santamaria
Marcia Strassman as Kentucky Smith
Torin Thatcher as Lassiter
Arthur Roberts a Dax Leander
Roy Applegate as Tommy

Production

Jill St John told her press agent that she had a dream to play Brenda Starr. The agent optioned the rights and had a script written. The movie was shot as a pilot for a series but fell flat as a stand-alone project.^[1]

References

^ Jill's Ambition: To Be Brenda Starr, Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times 22 Jan 1975: g7.

External links

Brenda Starr at TCMDB
Brenda Starr at IMDb

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[1] Jill's Ambition: To Be Brenda Starr, Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times 22 Jan 1975: g7.

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