(NBC Primetime, 1970 - 1977) [alternate title: "Four-In-One: McCloud"; alternate title: "NBC Mystery Movie: McCloud"; It began as part of a rotating group of mini-series under the umbrella title "Four-In-One"; The others were "Night Gallery", "San Francisco International Airport" and "The Psychaitrist"; The next year (1971) it was part of a rotating group of series aired under the umbrella title "The NBC Mystery Movie"; The other rotating series of the "Mystery Movie" were "Columbo", "McMillan and Wife", "Banacek", "Cool Million" and "Madigan"; This was Dennis Weaver's "breakout" role after he had been a fixture of the TV series "Gunsmoke" with James Arness for 16 years (since 1955); In his role as a bumbling sidekick, Weaver was playing a semi-comic character, definitely weaker almost a whiner, and not a hero; Even though "Gunsmoke" was to continue another four years, Weaver left in 1971 to take this role -- four years before the end of "Gunsmoke"; so it is evident that Weaver saw a heroic title role as worth the gamble, but it must have been a very difficult career choice at the time; Another character was introduced on "Gunsmoke" -- a blacksmith played by newcomer Burt Reynolds; The McCloud character was a curious concept -- a Deputy from New Mexico brings himself and his techniques to Manhattan in supposedly temporary assigment to learn "big-city" techniques, but in the process contributes his own rather direct methods which get results but fluster his New York superiors; The role of Captain of Detectives was played by J.D. Cannon]
Composer: Glen A. Larson (BMI) Orig. Publisher: Duchess Music Corporation (BMI) 2001 Publisher: Universal/Duchess Music Corporation (BMI) c/o Universal Music Publishing Group a div. of Universal Studios of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[above is the THEME created for the rotating umbrella series of which "McCloud" was one -- "The NBC Mystery Movie"... above is the title as filed for copyright; ASCAP titles are: "Mystery Movie (Signature)"; aka: "Mystery Movie Theme"; aka: "Mystery Movie Main Title"] Composer: Henry Mancini (ASCAP) [professional name of Enrico Nicola Mancini] 1978 Publisher: Leeds Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1998 Publisher: MCA/On Backstreet Music, Inc. (ASCAP), c/o MCA Music Publishing/ a division of Universal Studios, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Oct. 13, 1971; Eu 283 321. Renewal Date: Jan. 15, 1999; RE-801-021. Recording:
[BMI alternate title aka: "Main Title"] Composer: David Lee Shire (ASCAP/BMI) Orig. Publisher: Duchess Music Corporation (BMI) 2001 Publisher: Universal/Duchess Music Corporation (BMI) c/o Universal Music Publishing Group a div. of Universal Studios of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Jan. 4, 1971; Eu 225 497. Renewal Date: Mar. 3, 1999; RE-806-759. Recordings: