13 Jan 1991
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story
Based on the real-life experiences of Sis Levin, the wife of CNN Reporter Jerry Levin, who was taken hostage in Lebanon by Shiite Fundamentalists in 1984, and her struggle to free him.
While New York Sleeps
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
Top Billed Cast
Michael Whalen Barney Callahan
Jean Rogers Judy King
Chick Chandler Snapper Doolan
Robert Kellard Malcolm Hunt
Joan Woodbury Nora Parker
Harold Huber Joe Marco
Marc Lawrence Happy Nelson
Sidney Blackmer Ralph Simmons
William Demarest Red Miller
June Gale Kitty
Cliff Clark Insp. Cliff Collins
Edward Gargan Sgt. White
Minor Watson Charles MacFarland
Robert Middlemass Sawyer
Carol Adams Dancer
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Janitor
John Berkes Eddie - Dance Director
Don Brodie Reporter
George Chandler Gus - Piano Player
Eddie Dunn 1st Cop
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