Portrait Of An Escort (1980)

In order to make ends meet and to support her daughter (Debbie Lytton), a divorcee (Susan Anspach) moonlights at a professional dating service. She finds herself falling in love with a struggling actor (Tony Bill) who has a few secrets of his own. Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern (MORNING GLORY). A rather sleazy telefilm that whips up a faux thriller subplot to hold our waning interest. Since there's only one logical suspect to be her stalker, it's pretty obvious to guess and its revelation is a yawn. To the movie's credit, it doesn't wrap it up neatly and give us a "live happily ever after" ending but leaves us with a sensible ending. The supporting cast is good though. With Cyd Charisse, Kevin McCarthy, Edie Adams, Gretchen Wyler, Biff Elliot, Mary Frann and Todd Susman.