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THE PILL CAPER

(1968)

Stanley Beamish, who works for the Bureau of Special Projects in Washington D.C. As part of his job, he swallows an enormous jawbreaker sized "Power Pill" developed by the government that turns him (and only him) into a superhero "Mr Terrific" with tremendous powers for one hour. Edited together from four episodes of "Mister Terrific."

THE PILL CAPER
Universal TV
Telemovie

TRANSMISSION DATE
1968

DIRECTOR
Jack Arnold

WRITERS
David P. Harmon

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Gerald Fried

CINEMATOGRAPHER
Richard L. Rawlings
Walter Strenge

PROPERTY MASTER
Robert M. Anderson

EPISODES USED
Matchless
I Can't Fly
The Formula Is Stolen
Harley and the Killer

CAST
Stanley Beamish/Mr Terrific  . . . . . . . . . Stephen Strimpell
Barton J Reed  . . . . . . . . . John McGiver
Hal Walters  . . . . . . . . . Dick Gautier
Harley Trent  . . . . . . . . . Paul Smith
Mrs Beamish  . . . . . . . . . Ellen Corby
 . . . . . . . . . Robert Stack

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