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The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This is an absolute gem of a movie. David Janssen is charismatic and sympathetic in his role as a police sergeant desperately trying to clear himself of a manslaughter charge stemming from when he shoots a doctor in self defense. The doctor was making a house call at midnight at an upscale apartment building. Ed Begley as his superior and Keenan Wynn as his partner are both fine. But this is David Janssen's movie. He's not getting much help in solving this case. No one really believes his story so he has to investigate it all and figure it all out on his own. He interviews all these people - the little old lady in the apartment building, the playboy pilot living next door, the doctor's assistant, the doctor's widow, the doctor's stockbroker, and others - and we go along for the ride, including a plot twist or two.The female supporting cast members seem to get only one or two scenes with him.Lillian Gish plays the forgetful, eccentric old woman whom the doctor was seeing at the apartment. She's very good in a stereotypical role. Stefanie Powers is the assistant/nurse who worked for the doctor. She has an easy, light touch; similar to David Janssen, she doesn't look like she's acting. She's very believable. I wish her character's part had been bigger.Joan Collins plays David Janssen's soon-to-be ex-wife. Never one of my favorite actresses, she appears here like everywhere else I've ever seen her. She does a lot of posing and looks pretty but can't deliver a line. Eleanor Parker, meanwhile, is something else. As the boozy widow of the dead doctor, her scene was a lot of fun to watch. That scene together with the one right after, when someone gets dumped into the pool, is worth the price of admission. This is one of David Janssen's better roles. I highly recommend it.

What can I say. Just bought the DVD for the all-star cast. Out-dated story of a LA police detective who shoots a Beverly Hills doctor who he claims pulled a gun on him, but no one can find the gun. The rest of the movie shows the detective trying to prove he is not guilty, and that the well-respected doctor was really a bad-guy after all.Lots of well-known stars in the movie, but the standout is the Elenor Parker who looks very sexy and plays the part of a sexed-up, drunken widow to the tilt. Aside from that, and a few laughs regarding butter milk, this 1966 Who-Done-It is bested viewed on a rainy Saturday afternoon, the one which I'm having right now.

David Janssen, much like Richard Crenna or Robert Wagner, was an actor ideally suited for the small screen. His stern, quiet authority and low-key personality made him a great TV detective, but in theatrical films like "Warning Shot", his hard-boiled, ambling charm didn't really come through. This '60s crime thriller involves an L.A. stakeout which goes awry for police sergeant Janssen after he shoots a nervous doctor. Janssen swears the doc pulled a gun, yet all the evidence points to the contrary. From Whit Masterson's book "711--Officer Needs Help", this must have looked awfully bland in theaters, what with a cheesy production and a tame, late-night-TV supporting cast which includes Stefanie Powers, Carroll O'Connor, Keenan Wynn, and Joan Collins. Despite these names, there's not a trace of camp value to be savored, mostly because the filmmakers have not a shred of good, dark humor. *1/2 from ****

David Janssen, better known to television audiences as "The Fugitive", gives a highly charged performance in this 1967 thriller. While locating the killer of a California doctor, he crosses paths with a motley assortment of suspects: Lillian Gish (one of his patients), Eleanor Parker (his cold-hearted widow), and George Grizzard (as a swinging bachelor). Joan Collins is at her dazzling (and sexy) best as Janssen's ex-wife, Stefanie Powers is stunning as the doctor's devoted nurse, and Carroll O'Connor is properly staunch as a judge. With plenty of plot twists, you don't want to miss this one! Also, check out the psychedelic opening credits!