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A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help

A Cry for Help

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A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit suicide. After first encouraging her, he has a change of heart and frantically tries to get his listeners to help find the girl before she makes good on her threat.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

12 February 1975

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Culp

Robert Culp

Harry Freeman

Elayne Heilveil

Elayne Heilveil

Ingrid Brunner

Ken Swofford

Ken Swofford

Paul Church

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

George Rigney

Chuck McCann

Chuck McCann

Buddy Marino

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Phillip Conover

Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce Boxleitner

Richie Danko

Lee de Broux

Lee de Broux

Sgt. Lou Shirley

Granville Van Dusen

Granville Van Dusen

Brother Stephen Tyler

Ken Sylk

Ken Sylk

Hank Buchek

Joe George

Joe George

Eddie Frisch

Jean Allison

Jean Allison

Irene Schullman

Don Mantooth

Don Mantooth

Arthur Schullman

Rudolph Willrich

Rudolph Willrich

Quinn Shaw

Lieux Dressler

Lieux Dressler

Mae Dowd

Ralph Manza

Ralph Manza

Tony Garafolas

Barbara Baldwin

Barbara Baldwin

The Woman

Gordon Jump

Gordon Jump

Lloyd Hogan

Stack Pierce

Stack Pierce

Sgt. Mike Reese

Jerry Bishop

Jerry Bishop

The Waiter

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