Adventures of Nellie Bly (1981)
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Linda Purl stars as Nellie Bly, famed 19th century female journalist, in this "Classics Illustrated" TV movie. A tireless crusader, Nellie exposes corruption amongst the rich of New York and miserable working conditions amongst the poor. In her most famous exploit, Nellie decides to… More Linda Purl stars as Nellie Bly, famed 19th century female journalist, in this "Classics Illustrated" TV movie. A tireless crusader, Nellie exposes corruption amongst the rich of New York and miserable working conditions amongst the poor. In her most famous exploit, Nellie decides to emulate Jules Verne's Phineas Fogg by travelling around the world in 80 days-or less. Gene Barry, Raymond Buktenica, J.D. Cannon and John Randolph costar, the last-named actor playing Nellie's boss Joseph Pulitzer. Filmed in 1979, The Adventures of Nellie Bly was first telecast June 11, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Henning Schellerup
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
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Cast
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Gene Barry
as John Cockerill
- Jay Bernard
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Raymond Buktenica
as Kenny Thompson/Narrator
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J.D. Cannon
as Boss James J. Palmer
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Elayne Heilveil
as Angela Harris
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Linda Purl
as Nellie Bly
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John Randolph
as Joseph Pulitzer
- H.E.D. Redford
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Michael Ruud
as Horrigan
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Fran Ryan
as Mrs. Roman
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Milton Selzer
as Dr. Woodville
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Cliff Osmond
as Stanfil
- Paul Sylvan
- Craig Clyde
