Murder in Peyton Place
| Murder in Peyton Place | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Screenplay by | Richard De Roy |
| Story by | Grace Metalious (original novel) |
| Directed by | Bruce Kessler |
| Starring |
Dorothy Malone Ed Nelson Tim O'Connor Joyce Jillson Christopher Connelly Janet Margolin Marj Dusay James Booth David Hedison Stella Stevens Charles Siebert |
| Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul Monash |
| Producer(s) |
Peter Katz Gaetano Lisi (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Gert Andersen |
| Editor(s) | Bud S. Isaacs |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
20th Century Fox Television Peter Katz Productions |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release |
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| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Peyton Place |
| Followed by | Peyton Place: The Next Generation |
Murder in Peyton Place is a 1977 American made-for-television mystery-drama film directed by Bruce Kessler. The film is based on the TV series Peyton Place, which aired from 1964 to 1969, and it was billed as a reunion movie. It first aired on NBC Monday Night at the Movies on October 3, 1977. It focuses on the mysterious deaths of Rodney Harrington and Allison MacKenzie, as well as a diabolical plot of a powerful person to ruin the community.
Stella Chernak (Stella Stevens) arrives at the Peyton Tower Hotel in Peyton Place after an absence of numerous years. She has returned to destroy the small town, and is able to use her power through Jay Kamens (Norman Burton), the president of the Peyton Mills and her trustee. Another former citizen returning to Peyton Place is Betty Anderson (Janet Margolin). Although she is now married to David Roerick (Edward Bell), she agreed to a secret meeting with her ex-husband Rodney Harrington near Peyton Place. Her friend Denise Haley (Charlotte Stewart) offers her a roof, despite her husband Stan Haley's (Jonathan Goldsmith) objections about her presence.
Another resident dissatisfied with Betty's arrival is Constance MacKenzie (Dorothy Malone), who fears that Betty will interfere with Rodney's relationship with her daughter Allison MacKenzie. Betty sneaks out of the Haley house at night to meet with Rodney somewhere near Peyton Place, but witnesses the Winnebago crashing and exploding in which Rodney and Allison are driving. The town is in deep sorrow when it is revealed that Rodney and Allison have died. Rodney's brother Norman Harrington (Christopher Connelly), now married to Jill (Joyce Jillson), refuses to accept that Rodney and Allison have died because of drunk driving, which the police have concluded after finding alcohol in the RV.
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