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The Norliss Tapes( 1973)

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A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead.

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      Roy Thinnes

      David Norliss

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      Don Porter

      Sanford T. Evans

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      Angie Dickinson

      Ellen Sterns Cort

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      Claude Akins

      Sheriff Tom Hartley

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      Michele Carey

      Marsha Sterns

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      Vonetta McGee

      Mme. Jeckiel

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      Hurd Hatfield

      Charles Langdon

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      Robert Mandan

      George Rosen

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      Stanley Adams

      Truck Driver

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      Bob Schott

      Sargoth

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      George DiCenzo

      Man in Langdon Gallery

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      Patrick Wright

      Larry Mather

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      Nick Dimitri

      James Raymond Cort

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed May 04 2022
    _**Dan Curtis attempts another “Night Stalker” with Roy Thinnes**_ A writer in the greater San Francisco area (Thinnes) is assigned to investigate supposedly supernatural happenings, which leads him to the case of a widow in Monterey (Angie Dickinson) who claims she was attacked by her deceased artist husband (Nick Dimitri). Don Porter plays his publisher and Claude Akins a skeptical sheriff. A television production, "The Norliss Tapes" (1973) combines Noir fiction with a spooky story and is very similar to a few other Dan Curtis productions of the early 70s: “The Night Stalker” (1972), “...

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • newspaper
    • reporter
    • failed tv pilot