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Where the Action Is
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Where the Action Is

Feb 8, 1975
1h 14m
★ 8.0

Overview

A gambler is smuggled into a billionaire's house to undertake a gambling duel.

Genres

TV Movie
Horror
Thriller

Production Companies

Associated Television
ABC

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Cast

Edd Byrnes

Eddie Vallance

Edd Byrnes

Ingrid Pitt

Ilse

Ingrid Pitt

Trevor Baxter

Winters

Trevor Baxter

George Innes

Zac

George Innes

Oliver MacGreevy

Henry

Oliver MacGreevy

Larry Cross

Tommy Vaughan

Larry Cross

James Berwick

'Daddy' Burns

James Berwick

Frank Coda

Pursell

Frank Coda

Suzanna Williams

Maid (as Suzannah Williams)

Suzanna Williams

Ray Marioni

Croupier

Ray Marioni

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