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They Call It Murder
They Call It Murder is a 1971 American television film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Jim Hutton. ProductionThey Call It Murder is a two-hour television film produced by Paisano Productions in association with 20th Century Fox. It was a pilot for a proposed TV movie series based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, who edited the script[1] by Sam Rolfe. Walter Grauman directed; Cornwell Jackson was executive producer. The film is loosely based on Gardner's 1939 novel, The D.A. Draws a Circle.[2] The film went into production in 1969 and was completed February 9, 1970.[1] Jim Hutton stars as Doug Selby, district attorney of a small town outside Los Angeles.[3] They Call It Murder was first presented December 17, 1971, on NBC.[1] Gardner had died by the time the film finally was given its world premiere. Paisano Productions had worked to launch a Doug Selby series for six years, while its series Perry Mason was in its prime.[4] No series materialized, and this TV movie marks Selby's sole screen adaptation.[2] Cast
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