The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession

100 mins | Crime | Oct. 21, 1969

Private investigator Leo Gordon is hired to trail Karen Mendaros, the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. When they meet, Gordon and Mendaros hit it off and check in at a motel. Gordon wakes up the next morning and discovers that Mendaros had been murdered during the night. Gordon opens his own investigation of Mendaros' past in an attempt to determine who killed Mendaros and why he's been set up as the fall guy.

The Lonely Profession

100 mins | Crime | Oct. 21, 1969

The Lonely Profession
Private investigator Leo Gordon is hired to trail Karen Mendaros, the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. When they meet, Gordon and Mendaros hit it off and check in at a motel. Gordon wakes up the next morning and discovers that Mendaros had been murdered during the night. Gordon opens his own investigation of Mendaros' past in an attempt to determine who killed Mendaros and why he's been set up as the fall guy.
Producers Universal Television, Universal/Public Arts Production
Original title The Lonely Profession
Directors Douglas Heyes
Writers Douglas Heyes

Cast

Harry Guardino

as Leo Gordon

Dean Jagger

as Charles Van Cleve

Barbara McNair

as Donna Travers

Joseph Cotten

as Martin Bannister

Ina Balin

as Karen Menardos

Dina Merrill

as Beatrice Savarona

Jack Carter

as Freddie Farber

Troy Donahue

as Julian Thatcher

Stephen McNally

as Lt. Joseph Webber

Fernando Lamas

as Dominic Savarona

Kermit Murdock

as Senator

John S. Ragin

as Mr. Sutton - FBI