Wonder Woman (1974 film)
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File:Wonder Woman - Crosby.jpg Cathy Lee Crosby in the first Wonder Woman film. | |
Distributed by | ABC |
Directed by | Vincent McEveety |
Written by | John D. F. Black |
Starring | Cathy Lee Crosby |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Release date | March 12, 1974 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Wonder Woman is a 1974 Television film loosely based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Cathy Lee Crosby. The film was a Pilot for an intended television series, being considered by ABC. Ratings were described as "respectable but not exactly wondrous," and ABC did not pick up the pilot.[1] Instead, Warner Brothers and ABC developed a very different Wonder Woman television concept, which premiered as a TV movie in 1975 and starred Lynda Carter. Crosby would later claim that she was offered the chance to reprise the role in that series.[2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
This version of Wonder Woman (Cathy Lee Crosby) did not wear the comic book costume and her "secret identity" of Diana Prince was not all that secret. The film follows Wonder Woman, assistant to government agent Steve Trevor (Kaz Garas) as she pursues a villain named Abner Smith (Ricardo Montalban) who has stolen a set of code books containing classified information about U.S. government field agents.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Cathy Lee Crosby as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince
- Kaz Garas as Steve Trevor
- Charlene Holt as Hippolyta
- Ricardo Montalban as Abner Smith
- Richard X. Slattery as Colonel Henkins
- Andrew Prine as George Calvin
- Anitra Ford as Ahnjayla
- Beverly Gill as Dia
- Sandy Gaviola as Ting
- Robert Porter as Joe
- Jordan Rhodes as Bob
- Donna Garrett as Cass
- Robert Brehm as Zoe
- Thom Carney as Fred
- Ed McCready as Wesley
Home Media[edit | edit source]
Warner Home Video released the TV film to DVD in 2012 through Amazon.com and their Warner Archive collection.[3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Shales, Tom (1975-11-07). "Wonder Woman Tries Comeback". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Joby, Tom (1980-05-12). "Cathy Crosby turns down 'Wonder Woman' offer". Associated Press.
- ↑ http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/wonder+woman+1974+1000375453.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=Search
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Woman-TV-Movie-Pilot/dp/B00AKK6LM6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357971613&sr=8-1&keywords=wonder+woman+cathy+lee+crosby
External links[edit | edit source]
- Wonder Woman (1974 film) at Internet Movie Database
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