The Pigeon (1969 film)

The Pigeon is a 1969 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Sammy Davis Jr. It was directed by Earl Bellamy. It was originally aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 4, 1969.

Plot
A private eye is hired to protect a young girl.

Cast

 * Sammy Davis Jr. as Larry Miller
 * Dorothy Malone as Elaine Hagen
 * Victoria Vetri as Barbara Hagen
 * Ricardo Montalbán as John Stambler / Kane
 * Pat Boone as Dave Williams
 * Roy Glenn as Lieutenant Frank Miller
 * Patsy Kelly as Mrs. Macready, the Landlady
 * Norman Alden as Carl, the First Thug
 * Bennie Dobbins as Eddie, the Second Thug (as Bernie Dobbins)
 * Bill Quinn as Doctor
 * Judith Jordan as Sarah
 * Francis De Sales as Caine

Production
Davis developed the concept with Aaron Spelling and hoped it would lead to a TV series.

Boone says he was surprised to be offered a role in the film.

Davis was unsatisfied with the movie saying "let's say I hit a triple when I was going for a homer... We played him [my character] a little too straight." However no series resulted.