Deadly Game in Bloomington, MN

Twice during the mid-1970s, Andy Griffith unsuccessfully attempted to launch a TV detective series titled
Abel Marsh
. The first pilot film was
The Girl in the Empty Grave
; the second was
The Deadly Game
. Griffith once again stars as resort-town sheriff Abel Marsh, this time wrestling with a sinister conspiracy involving a dangerous chemical spill. Lane Slate produced, directed and wrote the film, while Griffith's longtime manager Richard O. Linke functioned as executive producer.
Deadly Game
was first telecast December 3, 1977.