23 Jun 1971
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Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
The Rookies
Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series.
Top Billed Cast
Darren McGavin Sgt. Eddie Ryker
Cameron Mitchell Sniper
Robert F. Lyons Jared Whitman
Paul Burke Neil Montgomery
Georg Stanford Brown Terry Webster
Sam Melville Mike Danko
Michael Ontkean Willie Gillis
Jeff Pomerantz Kevin Lassiter
Jennifer Billingsley Jill Danko
Davey Davison Molly Lassiter
Logan Ramsey Toby Loomis
Robert J. Wilke Officer Shaw
Monika Svensson Birgitta Whitman
Arch Johnson Ranch Instructor
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