Delta County, U.S.A.

Delta County, U.S.A. is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Peter Donat, Jeff Conaway, Robert Hays, Joanna Miles, Lola Albright, Peter Masterson, Michele Carey and Morgan Brittany. The film originally served as a pilot for a proposed prime time television soap opera that never materialized. It was broadcast as The ABC Friday Night Movie on May 20, 1977.^[1]

Delta County, U.S.A.
Genre	Drama
Written by	Thomas Rickman
Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Starring	Peter Donat Jeff Conaway Robert Hays Joanna Miles Peter Masterson Joe Penny Lola Albright
Music by	Jack Elliott Allyn Ferguson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Leonard Goldberg
Producers	Robert Greenwald Frank von Zerneck
Cinematography	William Cronjager
Editors	Gordon Scott Dick Wormell
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	May 20, 1977 (1977-05-20)

Synopsis

Delta County is a staid Southern community caught between the old traditions and a rapidly changing way of life. For teenagers Terry Nicholas, his sister McCain, and Joe Ed, the boy from the wrong side of the tracks that she's attracted to, the old traditions have little meaning in their lives. Their elders, struggling to preserve values of an older day, have personal problems that are sometimes overwhelming, such as the one facing John McCain Jr. an alcoholic whose wife Kate is having a hidden and torrid romance that sets her husband off on a vengeance-seeking spree.

Cast

• Peter Donat as John McCain Jr.
• Jeff Conaway as Terry Nicholas
• Robert Hays as Bo
• Joanna Miles as Kate McCain Nicholas
• Lola Albright as Dossie Wilson
• Jim Antonio as Jack the Bear
• Peter Masterson as Billy Wingate
• Doney Oatman as McCain Nicholas
• Joe Penny as Joe Ed
• Tisch Raye as Robbie Jean
• Morgan Brittany as Doris Ann
• Sandy McPeak as Chief Doughly
• Michele Carey as Jonsie Wilson