Banning (1967)

A once rising golf star (Robert Wagner) on the PGA tour circuit finds his career destroyed when he is accused of match fixing. Under a different name, he attempts to rebuild his life at an Arizona country club working as an assistant pro. Directed by Ron Winston (DON'T JUST STAND THERE). I'm not a golfer so the finer points of the game are lost on me but fortunately most of the movie focuses on the personal relationships of its characters. But the rich country club set (not a black face to be seen) with their parties, poker games and musical beds aren't all that interesting much less sympathetic. Although a wide screen theatrical film, it has the look of those Universal TV movies that were prolific in the 1960s and early 70s. It's watchable if unmemorable though I enjoyed Jill St. John's performance as a rich bitch, the movie perked up a bit when she was on. The film's theme song The Eyes Of Love was nominated for an Oscar. With Gene Hackman, Susan Clark, Guy Stockwell, James Farentino, Anjanette Comer, Howard St. John and Sean Garrison.