Murder at the Mardis Gras is a 1978 television film directed by Ken Annakin. It aired as a Wednesday night movie on CBS.[1][2][3]

Premise

A Philadelphia waitress, Julie Evans, wins a trip to New Orleans during Mardi Gras where she witnesses a murder. She encounters a series of colourful characters, including a pickpocket, a husband and wife writing team, and the investigating cop.

Cast

Production

Filming took place on location in New Orleans.[4][5] It starred Didi Conn who had just been in the films Grease and You Light Up My Life.[6] It was the first of a series of TV movies directed by Ken Annakin.[7]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it a "deft, pleasing diversion."[4]

The Tampa Tribune calls it "a potentially entertaining mystery that falls faster than a party-goer on Bourbon Street with sloppy casting and even sloppier script."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. ^ TV season, 77-78. Oryx. 1979. p. 154. ISBN 9780912700236.
  3. ^ "Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978)". Letterboxd. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Thomas, Kevin (May 10, 1978). "A Chip off the old Hitchcock". Los Angeles Times. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Mardis Gras is Scene of Movie". The Tampa Tribune. May 7, 1978. p. 28.
  6. ^ "Didi Conn is Tagged for a String of Roles". The Desert Sun. July 25, 1978. p. 22.
  7. ^ Annakin, Ken (2001). So you wanna be a director?. Tomahawk Press. p. 275. ISBN 9780953192656.
  8. ^ Ruth, Daniel (May 10, 1978). "'Murder at Madri Gras' Mostly Misses Mark". The Tampa Tribune. p. 50.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_at_the_Mardi_Gras
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