Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be interested in an upcoming premiere of another made-for-TV insect thriller feature from Alan Landsburg’s production company.
“Svengoolie” presents: “Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo” (1977)
A brief segment from “Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo” (1977).
1977 CBS print advertisement for “Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo.” This was possibly used for CBS O&Os WCBS-TV 2 in New York or KNXT-TV 2 (KCBS-TV 2) in Los Angeles (in the 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. timeframe).
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror film host will present his premiere of “Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo” (1977) this Sat., Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
“Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo” was directed by Stuart Hagmann, who also directed four episodes of “Mannix” from 1968-69 and three episodes of “Mission: Impossible” in 1969. According to IMDB, this was one of Hagmann’s final films in his directorial career.
The screenplay was written by Guerdon Trueblood, who also wrote the screenplay for “Ants!”/”It Happened at Lakewood Manor” (1977, which was recently shown on Sven’s Sat. night showcase).
Hagmann’s arachnid telefilm thriller originally premiered on the CBS television network in Dec. 1977 (according to additional details on IMDB).
Who was in “Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo” (1977)?
Charles Frank and Claude Akins in “Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo” (1977).
The players who appeared in Hagmann’s 1977 telefilm thriller were Claude Akins (as Bert Springer), Deborah Winters (as Cindy Beck), Pat Hingle (as Doc Hodgins), Howard Hesseman (as Fred), Charles Frank (as Joe Harmon), Bert Remsen (as Mayor Douglas), Sandy McPeak (as Chief Beasley), Penelope Windust (as Gloria Beasely), Tom Atkins (as Buddy), John Harkins (as Sylvan), Bill Erwin (as Mr. Schneider), Matthew Labyorteaux (as Matthew Beck) and Steve Bonino as “Spud.”
