Cop on the Beat
MovieTitle | Cop on the Beat |
User score | 4.1 |
Release date | May 6, 1975 |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie |
Director | Virgil W. Vogel |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | David Gerber Productions, Columbia Pictures Television |
Run time | 73 min. |
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."