Dark Mansions

1986 American TV series or program

Anthony Lawrence
Nancy Lawrence
Robert McCullough

Directed byJerry LondonStarring

Joan Fontaine
Michael York
Linda Purl
Paul Shenar
Melissa Sue Anderson
Lois Chiles
Steve Inwood
Nicollette Sheridan
Raymond St. Jacques
Grant Aleksander
Yves André Martin
Dan O'Herlihy

Music byKen HarrisonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producersDouglas S. Cramer
Aaron SpellingProducersJerry London
Robert McCullough
Robert H. Justman (co-producer)
Shelley Hull (associate producer)
E. Duke Vincent (supervising producer)
Benjamin A. Weissman (associate producer)Production locationsMendocino, California
Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaCinematographyPaul LohmannEditors

Benjamin A. Weissman
John Woodcock

Running time100 minutesProduction companyAaron Spelling ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkABCReleaseAugust 23, 1986 (1986-08-23)

Dark Mansions is a 1986 television film starring Joan Fontaine, Michael York, Linda Purl, Paul Shenar, Melissa Sue Anderson, Steve Inwood, Lois Chiles, Nicollette Sheridan, Raymond St. Jacques, Grant Aleksander, Yves André Martin, and Dan O'Herilhy.^[1]

Produced by Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer, Dark Mansions was shot as a pilot for a potential TV series cross between Dynasty and Dark Shadows. The project was not ordered to series, and aired as a television movie. It was directed by Jerry London and written by Anthony Lawrence, Nancy Lawrence and Robert McCullough.^[1]

Plot

Hired to interview and write a book about Margaret Drake, biographer Shellane Victor comes to the Drake estate, where family members notice her resemblance to their deceased relative, Yvette. The Drakes believe that Yvette, who died after falling off of a cliff, is haunting the mansion.

Cast and characters

Joan Fontaine as Margaret Drake
Michael York as Jason Drake
Linda Purl as Shellane Victor
Paul Shenar as Philip Drake
Melissa Sue Anderson as Noelle Drake
Lois Chiles as Jessica Drake
Steve Inwood as Jerry Mills
Nicollette Sheridan as Banda Drake
Raymond St. Jacques as Davis
Grant Aleksander as Nicholas Drake
Yves André Martin as Cody Drake
Dan O'Herlihy as Alexander Drake

References

^ ^a ^b Corry, John (August 22, 1986). "ABC'S Dark Mansions, A Gothic Family Saga". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

External links

Dark Mansions at IMDb
Dark Mansions at AllMovie

Films directed by Jerry London

Killdozer! (1974)
Ma and Pa (1974)
Goodnight Jackie (1974)
The World of Darkness (1977)
Cover Girls (1977)
Wheels (1978)
Escapade (1978)
Evening in Byzantium (1978)
Women in White (1979)
Swan Song (1980)
Shōgun (1980)
Father Figure (1980)
The Ordeal of Bill Carney (1981)
The Gift of Life (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Chiefs (1983)
Ellis Island (1984)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986)
Dark Mansions (1986)
Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986)
Harry's Hong Kong (1987)
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
Dadah Is Death (1988)
Kiss Shot (1989)
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)
A Season of Giants (1990)
Vestige of Honor (1990)
Victim of Love (1991)
Grass Roots (1992)
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (1992)
A Twist of the Knife (1993)
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (1993)
I Spy Returns (1994)
A Mother's Gift (1995)
A Promise to Carolyn (1996)
A Holiday for Love (1996)
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997)
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1997)
Beauty (1998)
As Time Runs Out (1999)
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001)
Counterstrike (2002)

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