''The 3,000 Mile Chase'' is a 1977
NBC
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action television film directed by
Russ Mayberry
Russell B. Mayberry (December 22, 1925 – July 27, 2012) was an American television director.
Early life and career
Mayberry was born on December 22, 1925, in Duluth, Minnesota. He later moved to Chicago, Illinois, after serving as a Navy avia ...
and starring
Glenn Ford
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford was most prominent during Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age as ...
and
Cliff De Young
Clifford Tobin DeYoung (born February 12, 1945)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an Ame ...
.
Premise
Secret courier Matt Considine (
Cliff De Young
Clifford Tobin DeYoung (born February 12, 1945)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an Ame ...
) accepts the mission to escort chief witness Dvorak (
Glenn Ford
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford was most prominent during Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age as ...
) and his wife from San Francisco to a trial in New York. They have to cover 3,000 dangerous miles, because the drug mob wants to kill them at any price.
Cast
References
Movies on TV and Video Cassette 1989-1990 by Steven H. Scheuer.
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Movies made for television: the telefeature and the mini-series, 1964–1984, by Alvin H. Marill.
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1970s English-language films
1977 television films
1977 films
Action television films
NBC network original films
American action drama films
Films directed by Russ Mayberry
1970s American films
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