The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession, also known as The Savarona Syndrome, is a 1969 American television film directed and written by Douglas Heyes, based on his 1963 novel The Twelfth of Never. It stars Harry Guardino as Lee Gordon, a private investigator who seeks the killer of a tycoon's mistress and becomes a suspect.^[1]

The Lonely Profession
Written by	Douglas Heyes
Directed by	Douglas Heyes
Starring	Harry Guardino
Music by	Pete Rugolo
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Jo Swerling Jr.
Cinematography	Ralph Woolsey
Editor	Robert Watts
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Release	October 21, 1969 (1969-10-21)

Plot

Private investigator Leo Gordon is hired to trail Karen Mendaros, the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. When they meet, Gordon and Mendaros hit it off and check in at a motel. Gordon wakes up the next morning and discovers that Mendaros had been murdered during the night. Gordon opens his own investigation of Mendaros' past in an attempt to determine who killed Mendaros and why he's been set up as the fall guy.

Main cast

Actor	Role
Harry Guardino	Lee Gordon
Dean Jagger	Charles Van Cleve
Barbara McNair	Donna Travers
Fernando Lamas	Dominic Savarona
Joseph Cotten	Martin Bannister
Jack Carter	Freddie Farber
Ina Balin	Karen Menardos
Dina Merrill	Beatrice Savarona
Troy Donahue	Julian Thatcher