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Hell Town (1985)
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HELL TOWN
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Micky production
in association with
Columbia Pictures Television, a unit of the Coca-Cola Company
for
NBC (Wednesdays 9:00 EST)
Produced by Alan Godfrey (pilot) co-produced by E. Nick Alexander (pilot)
Produced by Sam Freedle (series eps. 1-12)
producer, Michael R. Casey; co-producer, Richard Belding; (series eps. 13-15)

US Crime Drama series 1985 pilot + 15 episodes x 60 min
6Mar85 pilot, 11Sep85-25Dec85
starring
Robert Blake
as Father 'Noah' Hardstep Rivers
with:
Whitman Mayo as "One Ball", pool player
Jeff Corey as Sam, atheist attorney Lawyer
Natalie Cole as Mother Maggie
Vonetta McGee as Sister Indigo
Isabel Grandin as Sister Angel Cakes
Rhonda Dodson as Sister Daisy
Tony Longo as Stump
Zitto Karzann as Crazy Horse
Eddie Quillan as Poco Loco

Premise:
Father 'Noah' Hardstep Rivers became a priest after spending time
in prison. He vows to keep his parish, St. Dominics, which is in a tough East
Los Angeles area, clean.

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[--] HELL TOWN (pilot TV movie)
DPUB: 6Mar85
produced by Alan Godfrey ; co-produced by E. Nick Alexander
directed by Don Medford.

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NBC Wednesdays 9:00 pm Eastern

[01] Hell town : prod. no. 4, LET MY JENNY GO
Script ti.: Let my Jennie go.
DPUB: 11Sep85
producer, Sam Freedle;
Participating writers: E. Nick Alexander, Don Balluck, Doc Barnett.
directed by Peter Levin.

[02] Hell town : prod. no. 3, THE PEOPLE vs. WILLY THE GOAT
Script ti.: The People vs. Willie the Goat.
DPUB: 18Sep85
Produced by Sam Freedle
Participating writers: Allen Cole, Chris Bunch, S. S. Schweitzer et al.
directed by Robert Gist.

[03] Hell Town : prod. no. 005, FAST LOUIE
DPUB: 25Sep85
producer, Sam Freedle
directed by Richard Irving.

[04-05] Hell Town : prod. no. 001, 002, HELL TOWN GOES BANANAS
DPUB: 2Oct85
producers, David Menteer, Sam Freedle ; directed by Don Medford.

[06] Hell Town : prod. no. 006, I WILL ABIDE
DPUB: 23Oct85
Produced by Sam Freedle
directed by Bill Duke.
Writers: B. W. Sandefur & Doc Barnett.

[07] Hell Town : prod. no. 007, STUMPY BOY
Former episode title on script: Suffer the children.
DPUB: 30Oct85
Produced by Sam Freedle
Teleplay by Paul Magistretti; story by Robert Earll.
directed by Ernest Pintoff.


[08] Hell Town : prod. no. 9, LORDS OF WAR
Additional episode titles on description: "A Midsummer night's madness"
& "Blood on these streets".
DPUB: 6Nov85
producer, Sam Freedle
Participating writers: Doc Barnett, B. W. Sandefur, Jack Laird et al.
directed by John Florea.

[09] Hell Town : prod. no. 010, THE ONE CALLED DAISY
Additional episode title on description: "And the angels weep".
DPUB: 13Nov85
producer, Sam Freedle
Written by Gerry Day.
directed by Ernest Pintoff.

[10] Hell Town : prod. no. 011, LOVE AND FOUR CORNERS
DPUB: 20Nov85
Produced by Sam Freedle
Written by Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss.
directed by Joseph Manduke.

[11] Hell Town : prod. no. 8, MY GIRL FRIEND, ANNIE
Additional episode titles on description:
My girlfriend Annie & "The Legacy of Annie Turner".
DPUB: 27Nov85
producer, Sam Freedle
Written by William T. Zacha.
directed by Sam Freedle.

[12] Hell Town : prod. no. 13, A WEDDING IN HELL TOWN
Additional episode title on description: A Simple wedding.
DPUB: 4Dec85
producer, Michael R. Casey; co-producer, Richard Belding;
Teleplay by Doc Barnett; story by Doc Barnett & Don Balluck.
directed by Ernest Pintoff.

[13] Hell Town : prod. no. 14, THE RAT MAN COMETH
Episode titles on description: Poor no more, a.k.a. The Rat Man
cometh (formerly: Brave girl, frightened heart)
producer, Michael R. Casey ; co-producer, Richard Belding
directed by Alan Crosland.
DPUB: 11Dec85

[14] Hell Town : prod. no. 12, THE LAST KISS
Additional episode titles on description: "Judas goat" & "Hidden splendor".
producer, Sam Freedle
Participating writers: S. S. Schweitzer & Gerry Day.
directed by Alf Kjellin.
DPUB: 18Dec85

[15] Hell Town : prod. no. 15, ONE BALL
DPUB: 25Dec85
producer, Michael R. Casey co-producer, Richard Belding
Written by John D. F. Black.
directed by Joseph Manduke.

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