Monday, April 5, 2021

Dinero Encontrado

Shelley in a promo pic for Found Money, 1983

Shelley appeared alongside comedy legends Dick Van Dyke and Sid Caesar in the 1983 TV movie Found Money. The film was about computer expert Max Shepherd (Van Dyke) and security guard Sam Green (Caesar), two former employees of First National Bank who have been let go with little to nil benefits after decades of employment. Max uses his computer skills to create an account in the bank using the money from inactive accounts that are automatically transferred to the state when not claimed after five years. Using the name Seymour Good, head of The Invisible Friend Inc., he transfers the money instead to accounts of ordinary citizens who bring kindness to the world - starting with $10,000 in Sam's account. After some convincing, Sam joins Max in his quest. As good Samaritans begin receiving the money, the story is picked up by the press and is covered by reporter Leslie Phillips (Shelley Hack) who becomes Max's love interest. The TV movie was translated to Spanish and was called Dinero Encontrado.

Shelley and Dick Van Dyke
in a Spanish-language promo writeup
for Found Money (Dinero Encontrado), 1983