The Jordan Chance (1978)

Name: The Jordan Chance
Director: Jules Irving
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-12-12
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Raymond Burr, Ted Shackelford, James Canning, Jeannie Fitzsimmons

TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

Burr plays Frank Jordan, a man who was wrongfully imprisoned. Upon his release he becomes a lawyer and establishes the Jordan Foundation, whose goal is to give the wrongfully imprisoned, ... See full summary »

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Raymond Burr

Frank Jordan
Ted Shackelford

Brian Klosky
James Canning

Jimmy Foster
Jeannie Fitzsimmons

Karen Wagner
John McIntire

Jasper Colton
Peter Haskell

Lee Southerland
Maria Elena Cordero

Elena Delgado

(as Maria-Elena Cordero)
Gerald McRaney

Sid Burton
Stella Stevens

Verna Stewart
George DiCenzo

Sheriff DeVega
John Dennis Johnston

Lew Mayfield
Grant Owens

Mike Anderson
Michael Dan Wagner

Judge Miller
Walt Davis

Ted Teeton
Rod Haase

Terry Prescott

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20 April 2020 | bkoganbing

| A chance at redemption

Raymond Burr stars in The Jordan Chance, a made for TV film that looks like a failed pilot for another TV series. In this he's a lawyer who heads a foundation which offers wrongly convicted prisoners a chance at redemption.

Like in Ironside, Burr has a picked staff to assist that consists of Ted Shackleford, James Canning, and Jeanie Fitzsimmons. In this film they are helping Maria Elena Cordero who has been imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit. for four years.

Law enforcement is the person of George DiCenzo is downright hostile, in fact Burr's hotel room is bugged. He and his team get roughed up a bit. Who's behind it all is former sheriff John McIntire who has a vested interest in the coverup. There's another strong performance from Stella Stevens as the victim's widow who also has the town jumping.

This might have been an interesting series.

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12 December 1978

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

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