Synopsis
A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and it's up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer.
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Director & Writers
Michael Anderson
Director
Dennis Shryack
Screenplay
Dennis Shryack
Story
Michael Butler
Screenplay
Michael Butler
Story
Cast
Richard Chamberlain
Nat Bridger
John Houseman
Stanley Markowitz
Sara Botsford
Ridley Taylor
Robin Gammell
Noah Clayton
Gary Reineke
Lt. Meara
Barry Morse
Fred Waites
Alan Scarfe
John Websole
James B. Douglas
Jack Gilsdorf
Ken Pogue
Fil Thorner
Neil Munro
Winters
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