The Female Instinct
1972 | 100m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Leonard B. Stern |
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| Writer: | Leonard B. Stern |
| Staring: |
| A spinster and her widowed sister, both authors of murder mystery novels, try to track down the killer of a former movie star. Pilot to TV series The Snoop Sisters. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 18, 1972 |
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| Director: | Leonard B. Stern |
| Writer: | Leonard B. Stern |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, tv pilot, amateur sleuth |
| Production Companies | Universal Television, Talent Associates-Norton Simon |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Helen Hayes | Ernesta Snoop |
| Mildred Natwick | Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson |
| Charlie Callas | Charlie |
| Jill Clayburgh | Mary Nero |
| Bill Dana | Melvin Kaplan |
| Ed Flanders | Milo Perkins |
| Kurt Kasznar | Alexander Scalamdri |
| Edward Platt | Julius Nero |
| Kent Smith | Warren Packer |
| Craig Stevens | Charles Corman |
| Fritz Weaver | Anton de Tourolet |
| Lawrence Pressman | Lt. Ostrowski |
| Paulette Goddard | Norma Treat |
| Art Carney | Barney |
| Iggie Wolfington | Frank |
| Gloria Stroock | Pinke Allen |
| Robert L. Joseph | Ice Cream Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Shayne | Characters |
| Jesse Wayne | Stunt Coordinator |
| Richard Belding | Supervising Editor |
| Leonard B. Stern | Teleplay, Story, Director |
| Hugh Wheeler | Teleplay |
| Jerry Fielding | Original Music Composer |
| Harry L. Wolf | Director of Photography |
| Edward Williams | Editor |
| Joe Scully | Casting |
| Kenneth A. Reid | Art Direction |
| Donald J. Sullivan | Set Decoration |
| Grady Hunt | Costume Design |
| Robert Pusilo | Costume Design |
| David H. Moriarty | Sound |
| Hal Mooney | Music Supervisor |
| Douglas Green | Assistant Director |
| Edward K. Dodds | Unit Manager |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Ann Roth | Costume Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Douglas Benton | Producer |
| Harry R. Sherman | Executive Producer |
| Leonard B. Stern | Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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