Robert Reed his Broadway stage debut as Paul Bratter in Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park", replacing Robert Redford. For the remainder of the decade, Reed appeared primarily in television guest spots, including roles in "Family Affair", "Ironside", "The Mod Squad", and "Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre". He also appeared in the 1968 film "Star!" and in the Broadway production of "Avanti!". Appearing in the Neil Simon play "Barefoot in the Park" led to two new contracts at Paramount Pictures and ABC, both in 1968. When Paramount had decided to turn the television version of "Barefoot in the Park" into a
Angie Dickinson a star-studded Arthur Penn/Sam Spiegel production, "The Chase" (1966), along with Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford and Robert Duvall. That same year, she was featured in "Cast a Giant Shadow", a war story with Kirk Douglas. Dickinson's best movie of this era was believed to have been John Boorman's cult classic "Point Blank" (1967), a lurid crime drama with Lee Marvin as a criminal betrayed by his wife and best friend and out for revenge. The film epitomized the stark urban mood of the period, and its reputation has grown through the years. Westerns would continue to be a