| Wonder Woman | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John D. F. Black |
| Directed by | Vincent McEveety |
| Starring | Cathy Lee Crosby |
| Theme music composer | Artie Butler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Distributor | ABC (TV) Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original release | March 12, 1974 |
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 different Wonder Woman television concept much more faithful to the character created by William Moulton Marston, 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]
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Plot[edit]
This version of Wonder Woman (Cathy Lee Crosby) did not wear the comic book costume including the tiara trademark 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]
- 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
- Roberta Brahm as Zoe
- Thom Carney as Fred
- Ed McCready as Wesley
Home Media[edit]
Warner Home Video released the TV film to DVD in 2012 through Amazon.com and their Warner Archive collection.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
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