Adams of Eagle Lake

Adams of Eagle Lake is an American hour-long police series that aired on ABC in 1975. Andy Griffith starred as Sheriff Sam Adams and the episodes presented his attempts to maintain the law in a small resort town.[1] The show lasted for two episodes.

Adams of Eagle Lake
GenreDrama
Created byLane Slate
Written byJonathan Daly
John Michael Hayes
Lane Slate
Charles Stewart
Directed byLawrence Dobkin
Walter Grauman
Jud Taylor
StarringAndy Griffith
Abby Dalton
Nick Nolte
ComposersJerry Goldsmith
Harry V. Lojewski
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producerRichard O. Linke
ProducersWalter Grauman
Burt Nodella
Charles Stewart
Production locationsBig Bear Lake, California
Fawnskin, California
CinematographyRobert B. Hauser
Running time60 minutes
Production companyAndy Griffith Enterprises
DistributorMGM Television
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMonoaural

Background

In 1974, Griffith starred in Winter Kill, a television movie that was intended as a series pilot. When it failed to sell, the main character of Sheriff Sam McNeill was renamed and used as the lead character in Adams of Eagle Lake.[2]

Cast and characters

Episodes
  1. "Home is the Coward" (January 10, 1975)
  2. "Treasure Chest Murder" (February 26, 1975)

Locations

Although supposedly set in northern California, the TV series location showed opening scenes and other outdoor shots actually taken from the southern California mountain resort communities of Big Bear Lake and Fawnskin, which were much closer to Los Angeles area television production studios.

Later version

In 1977, Griffith appeared in two additional television movies (The Girl in the Empty Grave and Deadly Game), both attempts to make use again of the same concept. Griffith's character was now Chief of Police Abel Marsh, but he was still a lawman in a small town near a lake. Both movies were filmed in Big Bear Lake, California. These movies, as well as Adams of Eagle Lake and Isn't It Shocking? (1973) before it, were based on writer Lane Slate's 1972 feature film They Only Kill Their Masters [3]

References
  1. Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
  2. Marill, Alvin H. (1980). Movies Made for Television. Westport, Connecticut: Arlington House Publishers. ISBN 0-87000-451-4.
  3. Goldberg, Lee (1990). Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989. Cutting Edge Publishing. ISBN 978-1511590679.
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