Nightmare At 43 Hillcrest (1973)

A "typical" American family has their home invaded by police looking for drugs. When the ambitious cop (Peter Mark Richman) in charge of the drug bust discovers he's at the wrong house, instead of admitting his mistake, he plants drugs in the home and arrests the father (Jim Hutton), mother (Emmaline Henry) and daughter (Linda Curtis). Directed by Lela Swift (TV's DARK SHADOWS). Based on an actual case, this telefilm suffers from being shot on videotape rather than film but other than that, it's extremely well done and director Swift speeds it along with an immediacy that keeps one glued to the screen. With the exception of Richman whose performance is a bit over the top, the acting is solid. This is something that could use a big screen remake with a larger budget. With Mariette Hartley, John Karlen, Walter Brooke, Don Dubbins and Richard Stahl.