The Lives of Jenny Dolan

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The Lives of Jenny Dolan

"Shirley Jones is a woman in jeopardy — tangled in a web of assassination in THE LIVES OF JENNY DOLAN."

1975

1h 40m

7.0(1 votes)

Thriller

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A newspaper reporter's life is endangered when she is assigned to investigate a political assassination.

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10 featured cast members

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Shirley Jones

Jenny Dolan

Stephen Boyd

Joe Rossiter

Lynn Carlin

Nancy Royce

James Darren

Orlando

Farley Granger

David Ames

George Grizzard

Ralph Stantlow

David Hedison

Dr. Wes Dolan

Stephen McNally

Lt. Nesbitt

Ian McShane

Saunders

Pernell Roberts

Camera Shop Proprietor

Creative team

Directed by: Jerry Jameson
Written by: Richard Alan Simmons
Produced by: Jacques Mapes

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