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The Pigeon is a 1969 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Sammy Davis Jr. It was directed by Earl Bellamy. It was originally aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 4, 1969.

Plot

A private eye is hired to protect a young girl.

Cast

• Sammy Davis Jr. as Larry Miller
• Dorothy Malone as Elaine Hagen
• Victoria Vetri as Barbara Hagen
• Ricardo Montalbán as John Stambler / Kane
• Pat Boone as Dave Williams
• Roy Glenn as Lieutenant Frank Miller
• Patsy Kelly as Mrs. Macready, the Landlady
• Norman Alden as Carl, the First Thug
• Bennie Dobbins as Eddie, the Second Thug (as Bernie Dobbins)
• Bill Quinn as Doctor
• Judith Jordan as Sarah
• Francis De Sales as Caine

Production

Davis developed the concept with Aaron Spelling and hoped it would lead to a TV series.^[1]

Boone says he was surprised to be offered a role in the film.^[2]

Davis was unsatisfied with the movie saying "let's say I hit a triple when I was going for a homer... We played him [my character] a little too straight."^[3] However no series resulted.

References

External links

• The Pigeon at IMDb
• The Pigeon at Thrilling Detective