The Man and the City (1971)

Directed by

Paul Henreid

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 15 episodes

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mayor in a Southwestern city helps individual citizens with their problems. His deputy tries to keep him focused on the bigger issues facing the whole city.

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What happens

The Man and the City is an American drama series which aired on ABC as part of its Fall 1971 lineup from September 15, 1971, to January 5, 1972. Anthony Quinn starred as Thomas Jefferson Alcala, the long-term Hispanic mayor of a major but unidentified city in the Southwestern United States (location shooting was done in Albuquerque, New Mexico). Alcala's WASP deputy, Andy Hays, was portrayed by Mike Farrell. Hays' main role was to make sure that the well-meaning Mayor Alcala did not become so engrossed in aiding individual constituents with their problems that he failed to address the issues facing the city as a whole. Despite the vast talents of Quinn and the earnest Farrell, The Man and the City was a Nielsen ratings failure, finishing third in its Wednesday night time slot against the hit private eye show Mannix and the Rod Serling anthology series Night Gallery, and was cancelled at midseason. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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