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A Cry for Help
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A Cry for Help

Feb 12, 1975
1h 13m
★ 7.4

Overview

A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit suicide. After first encouraging her, he has a change of heart and frantically tries to get his listeners to help find the girl before she makes good on her threat.

Genres

Drama
TV Movie

Production Companies

Universal Television
ABC

Cast

Robert Culp

Harry Freeman

Robert Culp

Elayne Heilveil

Ingrid Brunner

Elayne Heilveil

Ken Swofford

Paul Church

Ken Swofford

Julius Harris

George Rigney

Julius Harris

Chuck McCann

Buddy Marino

Chuck McCann

Michael Lerner

Phillip Conover

Michael Lerner

Bruce Boxleitner

Richie Danko

Bruce Boxleitner

Lee de Broux

Sgt. Lou Shirley

Lee de Broux

Granville Van Dusen

Brother Stephen Tyler

Granville Van Dusen

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Hank Buchek

Ken Sylk

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Eddie Frisch

Joe George

Jean Allison

Irene Schullman

Jean Allison

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