I was going to say this felt more like something on TV, and here I find this movie was originally made for TV, but was released theatrically instead. David Janssen stars in this rather low-key but surprisingly well-made and effective movie about a murder investigation. It seems a kind doctor was making a house call at 11:00 at night. Odd, right? Why would he see Lillian Gish, who's a patient of his, at night, unless he had some other ulterior motive? That's up to David Janssen to find out, because he shot and killed the doctor, when the doctor pulled a gun on him. Only thing is, where'e the gun? And, why would an innocent doctor panic and run and pull out a gun? This features a slew of names, of movie stars and TV stars, which you can find listed here. But I will say, while Joan Collins may be eye candy for the men, she is rather lifeless here. And for that matter so is Stefanie Powers. The only highlight for the actresses here is the always dependable Lillian Gish and the always alluring and talented Eleanor Parker, as a far-from-grieving widow of the doctor. She really peps up the last half of the movie. David Janssen possesses his own way of acting with little to no emotion, but in a strange way he comes off very convincingly as a cop who's about to have his life turned upside down, because of his shooting an apparently innocent man with no gun. He must discredit the doctor and get to the truth. Will he? Maybe, but not before.....
Review of Warning Shot
