first of all this movie be make for television . plot wise it have a cheap movie of the week feel . the act isn not bad . in fact the lead be all quite good and in some case stellar . any weakness in performance have more to do with really bad makeup . the ageing be horribly do and not very convincing . at one point rock say and some poor woman be miss her makeup kit and it lead me to wonder if the poor woman be in fact the film makeup director . dreadful stuff . a few others have comment on the accuracy of the characterization i believe theyre allude to whether rock hudson give mark christian aid without tell him he have it perhaps the most damning ( and criminal ) thing in the film . i be not sure anyone know other than the principle . george nader be miss from the entire film . there be some serious gap in this film . massive gap actually . the film present the picture that hudson career be over by the mid 1960s and he retire from act . nothing could be far from the truth . the film omit the seven season rock hudson play the lead in mcmillan and wife the popular detective series of the 1970s . for many of u it be our first introduction to hudson . the other gap be the unbelievable prudishness in present hudson relationship . no kiss and very little tenderness . it be deceptive and a lie to present his relationship this way . there a good film out there demand to be make .