Story :Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that she needs to talk to someone. She informs Alan she took a load of pills, and he secretly tries to get help. During this time, he learns more about the woman, her family life, and why she wants to die. Can Alan get the cavalry to save her in time before it's too late?
Cast
Sidney PoitierAlan Newell
Anne BancroftInga Dyson
Telly SavalasDr. Joe Coburn
Steven HillMark Dyson
Ed AsnerDet. Judd Ridley
Indus ArthurMarian
Paul NewlanSgt. Harry Ward
Dabney ColemanCharlie
H.M. WynantDoctor Morris
Robert F. HoyPatrolman Steve Peters
Greg JarvisChris Dyson
Jason WingreenMedical Technician
Marjorie NelsonMrs. Thomas
Steven MarloArthur Foss
Thomas HillLiquor Salesman
Lane BradfordAl McCardle
Janet DudleyEdna
John NapierDr. Alden Van
Stephen PellegriniPolice Cadet
Jerome R. BrandPolice Cadet
Kay DoubledayJinny
Jo HeltonRegistration Nurse
Richard DoorishPete
Charlotte StewartTelephone Operator
Viola HarrisTelephone Supervisor
George SavalasPool Player
O.L. HaavikPastor (as Dr. O.L. Haavik)
Nicholas PrebezacChild at Beach
Drew EskenaziChild at Beach
Erin AlmondChild at Beach
Pam BagbyChild at Beach
William R. RhodesPolice Station Dispatcher
Charles C. AndrewsMotel Manager
Melody GreerZipper Girl
Sons of AdamDiscotheque Band
Walter Maslow1st TV Newsman (as Walter Mazlow)
Allen Emerson2nd TV Newsman
Lou ClarkNightwatchman
David HarrisNightwatchman
Phillip BrowneOffice Boy
Archie SmithJanitor
Joseph R. DeniniFire Station Dispatcher
Fay BakerTelephone Supervisor
Susan BartelWoman in Elevator / Typist (uncredited)