Hunters Are for Killing

Hunters Are for Killing is a 1970 American TV movie starring Burt Reynolds, Melvyn Douglas and Suzanne Pleshette. The film was originally titled The Return.^[1]

Hunters Are for Killing
Written by	Charles Kuenstle
Directed by	Bernard Girard
Starring	Burt Reynolds
Music by	Jerry Fielding
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Cinema Center 100
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	12 March 1970 (1970-03-12)

Plot

A man comes home from prison to claim his share of his deceased mother's estate.

Production

Reynolds at the time played many Native American roles. There was a Native American aspect to the script for this film but he asked for it to be removed. "There was already so much going for them in the script they didn't need an Indian angle too", he said. Following this film, Reynolds would star in another television movie, Run, Simon, Run (1970), of which the lead character in that film, played by Reynolds, was a Native American.

The syndication title of the film is Hard Frame.

It was filmed around the Wine Country in Santa Rosa, California in January 1970.^[2]