Filmed in 1977
David plays the part of Lyle York, a one-time pimp, who works for a big city police department, helping teenagers who have run away from home. He takes particular interest in the case of a 15-year-old girl who tries to escape her problems by disappearing from the city and running away from the strain of living with an overly affectionate father and a jealous mother. Hardly off the bus, she is picked up by Comfort, a smooth-talking pimp. He offers her a home and protection with his string of "little ladies" in return for a little streetwalking. When she finally returns home, her mother throws her out, and she turns to York for help.
It's a very true-to-life type of story, based on on the problems that face the million American teenagers who run away from home every year. The question has been asked - "Why did David choose to play such a seedy part in a film about pimps and prostitutes when he has such a clean-living image?" Well, when the film was shown in America, it was watched in 26 million homes - the largest audience ever for a made-for-TV movie, and the critics were unanimous in saying how good it was. David never takes a part without very careful consideration - and it is a film that reflects some of the problems in America today, and so an important social comment.

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