Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

73 mins | Crime, Action, Mystery, TV Movie | Nov. 3, 1973

David Janssen plays Harry Orwell, a retired L.A. cop who was shot during a robbery and whose partner was killed in the incident. Harry is in constant pain due to the bullet lodged near his spine, but he works off and on as a private detective to supplement his pension. Late one night, Harry is approached in his home by one of the men who shot him (Martin Sheen) to help find the other man (Sal Mineo) involved in the robbery, who he says is trying to kill him. Is it a setup? This was the first pilot for the ABC detective series *Harry O*, which (after a second pilot, *Smile Jenny, You're Dead*, was picked up) aired from September 1974 to April 1976.

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

73 mins | Crime, Action, Mystery, TV Movie | Nov. 3, 1973

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
David Janssen plays Harry Orwell, a retired L.A. cop who was shot during a robbery and whose partner was killed in the incident. Harry is in constant pain due to the bullet lodged near his spine, but he works off and on as a private detective to supplement his pension. Late one night, Harry is approached in his home by one of the men who shot him (Martin Sheen) to help find the other man (Sal Mineo) involved in the robbery, who he says is trying to kill him. Is it a setup? This was the first pilot for the ABC detective series *Harry O*, which (after a second pilot, *Smile Jenny, You're Dead*, was picked up) aired from September 1974 to April 1976.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Directors Jerry Thorpe
Writers Howard A. Rodman

Cast

David Janssen

as Harry Orwell

Martin Sheen

as Harlan Garrison

Sal Mineo

as Walter Scheerer

Margot Kidder

as Helen

Will Geer

as Len McNeil

Marianna Hill

as Mildred

Kathleen Lloyd

as Marilyn Bedestrum