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Plot

NBC was seeking a little ethnic diversity (a la Shaft) in its Mystery Movie lineup when the network commissioned Cutter. Peter DeAnda plays Frank Cutter, an African-American private eye headquartered in Chicago. Cutter's current assignment is to locate a missing pro quarterback. Stepin Fetchit, an echo from an earlier, demeaning era in black entertainment, shows up in the brief role of "Shineman". Cutter received a single 90-minute showing on January 26, 1972; it failed to make the NBC Mystery Movie cut as a regular entry.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
74min.
Director(s):
Richard Irving
Themes:
Private Eyes,Missing Persons
Keywords:
African-American,missing-person,private-detective,quarterback