Film

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

1973 · 1h 13m · Action · Crime · Mystery

IMDb

7.3

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.

David Janssen

Harry Orwell

Martin Sheen

Harlan Garrison

Sal Mineo

Walter Scheerer

Margot Kidder

Helen

Will Geer

Len McNeil

Marianna Hill

Mildred

Kathleen Lloyd

Marilyn Bedestrum

Cheryl Ladd

Teenage Girl (as Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor)

Les Lannom

• Jerry ThorpeDirector · Producer
• Howard A. RodmanWriter
• Alex BeatonProducer
• Richard LangProducer
• Jack WoolfDirector of Photography
• Alex BeatonEditor

Release date

March 11, 1973

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Action, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie