Andy Griffith as a police chief investigating the spillage of lethal chemicals from an Army truck. Doc: Sharon Spelman. John: Hunter von Leer. Stryker: Dan O'Herlihy. Malcolm: James Cromwell. Gloria: Mitzi Hoag. Fred: Claude Earl Jones. Brea: Steffen Zacharias. Polly: Miriam Byrd Nethery. Directed by Lane Slate.