(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: