The Bold Ones: The Senator

★ 4.7IMDb Score
Released:1970-09-13
Duration:60 min
Director:
Actors:Hal Holbrook, Sharon Acker, Cindy Eilbacher, Michael Tolan
Production:Universal Television

Overview:

Hays Stowe is a new senator who comes to Washington DC with his wife Erin and daughter Norma. He arrives full of optimism that being on the side of justice can help him change things for the better… The characters originally appeared in the 2 hour TV-movie/pilot film A Clear and Present Danger (1970).

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