Hunters Are For Killing (1970)

An ex-convict (Burt Reynolds) goes home to claim an inheritance left by his deceased mother only to find that his estranged stepfather (Melvyn Douglas) holds him responsible for his own son's death. He will stop at nothing to fight the ex-con drifter from claiming his inheritance. Directed by Bernard Girard (DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY GO ROUND). A potentially interesting narrative about an estranged father and son attempting to overcome their past is sabotaged by a mediocre script and a pedestrian last act which turns into a routine "hysterical vigilantes hunt down an innocent man" scenario. A pity because there are a lot of good actors involved in this telefilm but their talents are wasted here. With Suzanne Pleshette, Martin Balsam, Peter Brown, Larry Storch, Jill Banner, A. Martinez and Donald Barry.