''Death Sentence'' (also titled ''Murder One'') is a 1974 American made-for-television

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...

directed by

E.W. Swackhamer Egbert Warnderink "E. W." Swackhamer Jr. (January 17, 1927 – December 5, 1994) was an American Television director, television and film director. Career Swackhamer's credits included ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Murder, Sh ...

and starring

Cloris Leachman Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 – January 27, 2021) was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nearly eight decades. She won many accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nomina ...

and

Laurence Luckinbill Laurence George Luckinbill (born November 21, 1934) is an American actor, playwright and director. He has worked in television, film, and theatre, doing triple duty in the theatre by writing, directing, and starring in stage productions. He is kno ...

. It is based on the 1968 novel ''After the Trial'' by Eric Roman.page 223

Plot

A juror in a murder case begins to believe that the man on trial is innocent of the crime, and then discovers that the real killer is actually her own husband.

Cast

as Susan Davies *

as Don Davies *

Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film ''The Prince of Tides''. He received ...

as John Healy *

Alan Oppenheimer Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has performed numerous roles on live action television since the 1960s, and he has had an active career doing voice work since the 1970s. Early life Oppenheimer was born in New Yor ...

as Lubell *

William Schallert William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016) was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows and films over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is known for his roles on '' Richard Diamond, Privat ...

as Tanner *Yvonne Wilder as Elaine Croft * Herb Voland as Lowell Hayes *

Hope Summers Sarah Hope Summers (June 7, 1902 – June 22, 1979) was an American character actress known for her work on CBS's ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and ''Mayberry RFD'', portraying Clara Edwards. Early life Hope Summers was born in Mattoon, Illino ...

as Emily Boylan * Peter Hobbs as Judge * Doreen Lang as Mrs. Cottard *Murray MacLeod as Martin Gorman *

Bing Russell Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell and grandfather of ex–major league baseball player Matt Franco ...

as Trooper * Meg Wyllie as Mae Sinclair *Lew Brown as Mr. Bowman *C.J. Hincks as Marilyn Healy *

Vernon Weddle Vernon Weddle Jr. (born August 23, 1935) is an American film, stage and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing "General Washburne" in the 1986 film ''Short Circuit''. Life and career Weddle was born in Hattiesburg, Mississipp ...

as Hayden *Robert Cleaves as Dr. Braun * Jack Collins as Willis Wright *Dick Winslow as Barman *Pat Patterson as Jury Guard *Morgan Englund as Bobby *Dinah Englund as Pru

References

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* {{E.W. Swackhamer American Broadcasting Company television specials American television films Television shows based on American novels Films based on American novels 1974 television films 1974 films 1974 drama films Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal Films directed by E. W. Swackhamer 1970s English-language films

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