A Little Game
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Written by Carol Sobieski
Story by Fielden Farrington
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Starring Diane Baker
Ed Nelson
Howard Duff
Katy Jurado
Music by Robert Prince
Country of origin United States
Original language English
Production
Producers George Eckstein
Richard Irving
Cinematography Harry L. Wolf
Editor Michael Economou
Running time 73 minutes
Original release
Network ABC
Release October 30, 1971 (1971-10-30)

A Little Game is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that was first broadcast on October 30, 1971, starring Mark Gruner as a young boy who will do anything to get what he wants.[1] In the movie, the plot suggests that he might be responsible for the death of a fellow student at the military academy he attends, yet his mother (Diane Baker) refuses to believe that he could be guilty of anything. His stepfather (Ed Nelson) begins to wonder if the boy wants to get rid of him.[2] It was based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Fielden Farrington, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by Paul Wendkos, who would film another of Farrington's novels for television the following year (The Strangers in 7A).[3]

Cast

  • Diane Baker as Elaine Hamilton
  • Ed Nelson as Paul Hamilton
  • Howard Duff as Dunlap
  • Katy Jurado as Laura
  • Mark Gruner as Robert Mueller
  • Christopher Shea as Stu Parker
  • Helen Kleeb as Secretary
  • Jason Fithian as Clubber

See also

  • List of American films of 1971

References

  1. ^ Drebit, Scott (14 January 2018). "It Came From The Tube: A LITTLE GAME (1971)". Daily Dead. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  2. ^ "A LITTLE GAME (TV), 1971 DVD: modcinema*". www.modcinema.com. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  3. ^ "The Strangers in 7a (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved 2019-01-13.