Darker Than Amber (1970)

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John D. McDonald was not altogether pleased with what Hollywood did to his novel Darker Than Amber, but audiences were generally satisfied. Private eye Travis McGee (Rod Taylor) and his cohort Meyer (Theodore Bikel) rescue the beautiful Vangie (Suzy Kendall) from drowning. Vangie has been targetted for death by a couple of disreputable types who, as it turns out, were her former partners in crime. When Vangie is murdered, McGee hires a lookalike (also played by Suzy Kendall) to corner the killers. As is usually the case in the ouevre of John D. McDonald, nothing is quite what it appears to be on surface. Jane Russell, reemerging from one of her period retirements, is fun to watch as "Alabama Tiger". Current prints of the R-rated Darker Than Amber have been modified to qualify for a "PG." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Rod Taylor, Suzy Kendall, (more)

Director(s):: Robert Clouse

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R

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Synopsis of Darker Than Amber

Complete Cast of Darker Than Amber

Rod Taylor - Travis McGee
Theodore Bikel - Meyer
James Booth - Burk
William Smith - Terry
Robert Phillips - Griff
Harry Wood - Ed Judson
Chris Robinson - Roy
Michael de Beausset - Doctor
Jack Nagle - Farnsworth

Suzy Kendall - Vangie/Merrimay
Jane Russell - Alabama Tiger
Janet MacLachlan - Noreen
Ahna Capri - Del
Oswaldo Calvo - Manuel
Jeff Gillen - Morgue Attendant
Marcie Knight - Landlady
Judy Wallace - Ginny

Director(s):: Robert Clouse

Writer(s):: Ed Waters

Producer(s):: Walter Seltzer, Jack Reeves

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R(Not For Children)

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