06 Dec 1985
House
Roger Cobb, a divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son, inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents.
Jake Speed
More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.
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Karen Kopins Margaret Winston
Dennis Christopher Desmond Floyd
John Hurt Syd
Leon Ames Pop Winston
Roy London Maurice
Donna Pescow Wendy
Barry Primus Lawrence
Monte Markham Mr Winston
Millie Perkins Mrs Winston
Rebecca Ashley Maureen Winston
Alan Shearman Rodrigo
Karl Johnson Charles
Sal Viscuso News stand Attendant
Ken Lerner Ken
Peter Fox Priest
Ian Yule Bill Smith
Ken Gampu Joe Smith
Joseph Ribeiro Nigel
Jean-Marc Morel Paris Gunman #1
Bernard Crombey Paris Gunman #2
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