Pilot to the short-lived TV series "The Feather and Father Gang" has Detective Feather Danton and her con-man father Harry teaming up to outwit Runyonesque horseplayer E.J. Valerian.
Acting
Stefanie Powers and Harold Gould's banter crackles.
Costume
Feather's wardrobe is pure 70s detective fantasy.
Writing
Snappy con-artist dialogue, genuinely clever twists.
Director
Buzz Kulik
Stefanie Powers
Toni "Feather" Danton
Harold Gould
Harry Danton
William Bassett
Huff Hufaker
John Forsythe
E.J. Valerian
Bettye Ackerman
Dorothy
Jim Backus
Stanley Bunch
Severn Darden
Cap
Angus Duncan
Wyatt
Cliff Norton
Contractor
Eugene Roche
Schroeder
Joan Shawlee
Margo
Marc Singer
Tim Donahue
Camilla Sparv
Lilah
Edward Winter
Deputy DA J.C. Hadley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 72-minute pilot was ABC's attempt to replicate the success of The Sting on a TV budget.
The 'Runyonesque' style references Damon Runyon's Broadway stories—think Guys and Dolls with less singing and more polyester.
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