A Matter of Wife... and Death

A Matter of Wife... and Death is a 1975 American made-for-television crime drama mystery film. It is a sequel to the 1973 film Shamus and was intended as a pilot for a series. The teleplay was written by Don Ingalls and the film directed by Marvin Chomsky, with former head of production at MGM Robert M. Weitman as the producer. The film was broadcast on NBC on May 3, 1975.^[1]

A Matter of Wife... and Death
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Genre	Crime Drama Mystery
Written by	Don Ingalls
Directed by	Marvin Chomsky
Starring	Rod Taylor Anne Archer Cesare Danova John Colicos Luke Askew Larry Block Anita Gillette Joe Santos
Music by	Richard Shores
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Robert M. Weitman
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Emmett Bergholz
Editor	David Wages
Running time	73 minutes
Production company	Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 3, 1975 (1975-05-03)

Rod Taylor played the part of the private detective Shamus McCoy, a role originated by Burt Reynolds.^[2] The cast also included Anne Archer, Cesare Danova, John Colicos, Luke Askew, Larry Block, Anita Gillette, and Joe Santos reprising his Shamus role of Lieutenant Promuto. Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter also played a small role as Shamus's girlfriend.

The film ran for 73 minutes in color with monoaural sound, and was released by Columbia.