Darker Than Amber (1970)
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John D. McDonald was not altogether pleased with what Hollywood did to his novel Darker Than Amber, but audiences were generally satisfied. Private eye Travis McGee (Rod Taylor) and his cohort Meyer (Theodore Bikel) rescue the beautiful Vangie (Suzy Kendall) from drowning. Vangie has been targetted… More John D. McDonald was not altogether pleased with what Hollywood did to his novel Darker Than Amber, but audiences were generally satisfied. Private eye Travis McGee (Rod Taylor) and his cohort Meyer (Theodore Bikel) rescue the beautiful Vangie (Suzy Kendall) from drowning. Vangie has been targetted for death by a couple of disreputable types who, as it turns out, were her former partners in crime. When Vangie is murdered, McGee hires a lookalike (also played by Suzy Kendall) to corner the killers. As is usually the case in the ouevre of John D. McDonald, nothing is quite what it appears to be on surface. Jane Russell, reemerging from one of her period retirements, is fun to watch as "Alabama Tiger". Current prints of the R-rated Darker Than Amber have been modified to qualify for a "PG." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Clouse
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 14, 1970 Wide
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Cast
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Rod Taylor
as Travis McGee
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Suzy Kendall
as Vangie/Merrimay
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Theodore Bikel
as Meyer
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Jane Russell
as Alabama Tiger
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James Booth
as Burk
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Janet MacLachlan
as Noreen
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William Smith
as Terry
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Ahna Capri
as Del
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Robert Phillips
as Griff
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Oswaldo Calvo
as Manuel
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Jack Nagle
as Farnsworth
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Judy Wallace
as Ginny
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Harry Wood
as Ed Judson
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Jeff Gillen
as Morgue Attendant
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Chris Robinson
as Roy
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Michael de Beausset
as Doctor
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Marcie Knight
as Landlady
