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  • Flamingo Road Pilot (Season 1, Episode 0)
  • TV Episode | 104 min | Drama, Romance

Flamingo Road

Pilot (Season 1, Episode 0)
TV Episode | 104 min | Drama, Romance

This was the pilot to the television series that was inspired by the movie which starred Joan Crawford. In it Lane Ballou who travels with a circus as an exotic dancer, decides to leave it. And where they were was Truro, Florida, she meets...See moreThis was the pilot to the television series that was inspired by the movie which starred Joan Crawford. In it Lane Ballou who travels with a circus as an exotic dancer, decides to leave it. And where they were was Truro, Florida, she meets Fielding Carlyle, a law school graduate currently working for the Sheriff's department. It seems that Titus Semple, the (corrupt) sheriff, is grooming him for a future in politics part of that is making sure that Fielding marries the right woman, someone like, Constance Weldon. However, when Field starts to develop an interest in Lane, Titus does everything he can to stop that, but Lane is not about to get pushed around. Written by See less
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Director
Writers
Rita Lakin (teleplay) | Robert Wilder (novel)
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Casting Directors
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 12, 1980

Release date
May 12, 1980 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
2 nominations

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30 cast members
Name Known for
John Beck
Sam Curtis Sam Curtis   See fewer
Woody Brown
Skipper Weldon Skipper Weldon   See fewer
Howard Duff
Sheriff Titus Semple Sheriff Titus Semple   See fewer
Morgan Fairchild
Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle   See fewer
Mark Harmon
Fielding Carlyle Fielding Carlyle   See fewer
Kevin McCarthy
Claude Weldon Claude Weldon   See fewer
Cristina Raines
Lane Ballou Lane Ballou   See fewer
Barbara Rush
Eudora Weldon Eudora Weldon   See fewer
Stella Stevens
Lute-Mae Sanders Lute-Mae Sanders   See fewer
Mason Adams
Elmo Tyson Elmo Tyson   See fewer
Dianne Kay
Annabelle Troy Annabelle Troy   See fewer
Leonard Gaines
Horse Auctioneer Horse Auctioneer   See fewer
Michael DeLano
Frank Coyne (as Michael Delano) Frank Coyne (as Michael Delano)   See fewer
Karen Rushmore
Actress Actress   See fewer
Lee Weaver
Actor Actor   See fewer
Pat Colbert
Actress Actress   See fewer
Don Starr
Actor Actor   See fewer
Theodore Lehmann
Actor (as Ted Lehmann) Actor (as Ted Lehmann)   See fewer
Tom Regan
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Ben Young
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Ed Kenney
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