The Outsider

The Outsider

NR 1967 · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Darren McGavin is David Ross, a private investigator playing a game of follow the money. A simple case of embezzling turns bad quickly when bodies start dropping and the savvy P.I. is the primary suspect in an attractive woman's death. This NBC TV movie served as a pilot for the later series.

Directed by Michael Ritchie · Written by Roy Huggins

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