Murder, She Wrote: Town Father (1989)
Member Rating:
Up for re-election as mayor of Cabot Cove, Sam Booth (Richard Paul) figures that his staunch anti-development platform will enable him to easily defeat his pro-development opponent. Unfortunately, Sam's campaign is seriously compromised when a strange woman shows up in town and accuses the confirmed-bachelor mayor of being the father of her five children! While Sam tangles with this embarrassing turn of events, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) temporarily takes his place as the mayoral candidate--just in time to solve yet another murder. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- John Llewellyn Moxey
Synopsis of Murder, She Wrote: Town Father
Up for re-election as mayor of Cabot Cove, Sam Booth (Richard Paul) figures that his staunch anti-development platform will enable him to easily defeat his pro-development opponent. Unfortunately, Sam's campaign is seriously compromised when a strange woman shows up in town and accuses the confirmed-bachelor mayor of being the father of her five children! While Sam tangles with this embarrassing turn of events, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) temporarily takes his place as the mayoral candidate--just in time to solve yet another murder. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Murder, She Wrote: Town Father
- Julie Adams - Eve Simpson
- John Considine - Horton Thayer
- Phyllis Franklin - Mabel
- Basil Hoffman - Milton Overguard
- Ron Masak - Sheriff Mort Metzger
- Lee Purcell - Annie Mae Chapman
- Holland Taylor - Winifred Thayer
- Charles Woolf - Fulton
- Courtenay McWhinney - 1st Lady
- Richard Paul - Mayor Sam Booth
- Orson Bean - Ebenezer McEnery
- Gloria de Haven - Phyllis Grant
- Kathryn Grayson - Idal Malloy
- William Lanteau - Howard
- Barbara Perry - Party Guest
- Ruth Roman - Loretta Spiegel
- William Windom - Dr. Seth Hazlitt
- Sally Klein - Corinne
- Sheila Pinkham - 2nd Lady
- Director(s):
- John Llewellyn Moxey
- Writer(s):
- Philip Gerson
- Looking for special editions of Murder, She Wrote: Town Father?
- See All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
BY MAIL
We're sorry, this title is not available to rent or buy by mail.
IN-STORE
What's Your Take?
Member Reviews
