They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder
Directed by	Walter Grauman
Written by	Sam Rolfe
Based on	The D.A. Draws a Circle (novel) and characters by Erle Stanley Gardner
Starring	Jim Hutton
Production companies	Paisano Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Distributed by	NBC
Release date	December 17, 1971
Country	United States
Language	English

They Call It Murder is a 1971 American television film directed by Walter Grauman, starring Jim Hutton.

They Call It Murder is a two-hour television film produced by Paisano Productions in association with 20th Century Fox. It was a pilot for a proposed TV movie series based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, who edited the script by Sam Rolfe. Walter Grauman directed; Cornwell Jackson was executive producer. The film is loosely based on Gardner's 1939 novel, The D.A. Draws a Circle.

The film went into production in 1969 and was completed February 9, 1970.Jim Hutton stars as Doug Selby, district attorney of a small town outside Los Angeles.

They Call It Murder was first presented December 17, 1971, on NBC. Gardner had died by the time the film finally was given its world premiere. Paisano Productions had worked to launch a Doug Selby series for six years, while its series Perry Mason was in its prime. No series materialized, and this TV movie marks Selby's sole screen adaptation.

The cast of They Call It Murder is recorded at the Internet Movie Database.