Telethon (1977)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1977-11-06
Director: David Lowell Rich
Writers: Roger Wilton
Language: English
Stars: Polly Bergen , Lloyd Bridges , Red Buttons , Edd Byrnes , Dick Clark , Janet Leigh , Yvonne Gilbert , John Marley , Kent McCord , Eve Plumb
Runtime: 100 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Der Killer muß warten (Germany) , Telethon (United States of America) , Telethon , El teletón (Spain) , Telethon. El show de los tramposos (Spain) , Maratona na TV (Brazil)
Plot: Marty Rand is the host of an annual telethon held in Las Vegas. But it appears that Rand has not exactly been that appealing in the last few years. The hotel where the telethon is held is telling the organizers that they should consider replacing Rand and that unless they make a good showing, they will not be allowed to hold the telethon at their hotel. And that is not all that is going on, a girl comes to town and reveals herself to be Rand's daughter. And a syndicate enforcer is pursuing a man who owes his employers a lot of money and when it appears that he can't pay them back he is told that they will forget his debt if does something for them and that thing is kill someone.
IMDB:tt0076806