Brenda Starr (1976 film)

*Brenda Starr*
Brenda Starr
Genre	Adventure
Written by	George Kirgo
Directed by	Mel Stuart
Starring	Jill St. John; Jed Allen; Sorrell Booke; Victor Buono
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Paul Mason
Producer	Bob Larson
Production location	Torrance, California
Cinematography	Ted Voigtlander
Editors	James T. Heckert; Jack Kampschroer
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	David L. Wolper Productions
Distributor	ABC
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	May 8, 1976

Brenda Starr is a 1976 American made-for-television adventure film based on Dale Messick's comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter starring Jill St. John in the title role. It is directed by Mel Stuart and originally aired on ABC on May 8, 1976.

Cast[]

Jill St. John as Brenda Starr
Jed Allen as Roger Randall
Sorrell Booke as A J Livwright
as Hank O'Hare
Victor Buono as Lance O'Toole
Joel Fabiani as Carlos Vegas
Barbara Luna as Luisa Santamaria
Marcia Strassman as Kentucky Smith
Torin Thatcher as Lassiter
Arthur Roberts a Dax Leander
Roy Applegate as Tommy

Production[]

Jill St John told her press agent that she had a dream to play Brenda Starr. The agent optioned the rights and had a script written. The movie was shot as a pilot for a series but fell flat as a stand alone project.^[1]

References[]

^ Jill's Ambition: To Be Brenda Starr Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times 22 Jan 1975: g7.

External links[]

Brenda Starr at TCMDB
Brenda Starr at IMDb

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[1] Jill's Ambition: To Be Brenda Starr Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times 22 Jan 1975: g7.

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