CTVA US Adventure - "Adventures of the Falcon" (1954-55) starring Charles McGraw

CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - US Adventure series
Bernard L. Schubert Productions

"Mr & Mrs. North" (1952-54)  "Topper" (1953-55)   "Adventures of The Falcon" (1954-55)
      "Crossroads"(anthology) (1955-57)   "White Hunter" (1957-58)
Adventures of The Falcon (1954-55)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by
Rina Fox, Mike Nevins
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)

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ADVENTURES OF THE FALCON
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A
Bernard L. Schubert Film Production
Produced by Federal Telefilms, Inc.
Executive Producer
Buster Collier
for
First-Run Syndication

"The Falcon" character created by Michael Arlen

US Adventure series 1954-55    39 episodes x 30 min bw
starring

Charles McGraw
as Mike Waring, The Falcon

Premise: Stories of an Espionage Agent.

Background:
Bernard L. Schubert produced the following television series -
" Mr and Mrs North" (1952-54), "Topper" (1953-55), "Adventures of The Falcon" (1954-55)
"Crossroads" (anthology) (1955-57) "White Hunter" (1957-58)

"The Falcon" Movies (1941-49) -  16 theatrical films starring George Sanders,  Tom Conway, John Calvert

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Syndicated Program / episodes listed in Production no. order

 1.1 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: BACKLASH
Prod. no. 4518 / copyright date 25Jun54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
director of photography Kenneth D. Peach
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Douglas Kennedy (??)
Laura Mason (Sandra)
Ben Welden (Candy)
Ted Hecht (Li Sung)
John Dierkes (Little Jace)
John Day (Thor)
Tetsu Komai (Oriental Gunman)
Synopsis:
Waring visits Macao and enlists the aid of a beautiful newspaperwoman to help him investigate
the illegal exchange of Communist gold for U.S. currency. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 10/16/55)[MN]

1.2 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: A DRUG ON THE MARKET
Prod. no. 4519 / copyright date 30Jun54
Written by Gene Wang
Directed by Paul Landres
director of photography Kenneth D. Peach
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Suzanne Ta Fel (Lili)
Kurt Katch (Kurt Samich)
Greta Granstedt (Greta Schiller)
Fred Essler (Adolf Beimler)
Terry Frost (Jackie Fuller)
John Damler (Major Kipling)
Willard Sage (Police Lieutenant)
Synopsis:
Michael Waring goes to Vienna to investigate a black market gang dealing in
terramycin, a drug which is desperately needed in the city. [RF]
(syndicated airdate: 08Sep54 NBC Wed WPTZ-TV Philadelphia, PA 10:30pm) [RF]
Synopsis:
Waring goes to Vienna to investigate the hijacking of desperately needed terramycin. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 10/30/55)[MN]

1.3 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE CASE OF THE BABBLING BROOK
Prod. no. 4520 / copyright date 20Jul54
Written by Gene Wang
Directed by Paul Landres
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Paul Cavanagh (Vaughn)
Jean Willes (Christine)
Barry Bernard (Alfie Brooks)
Herbert Heyes (Col. Logan)
Leo Britt (Inspector Primrose)
Hugh Boswell (Doctor).
Synopsis:
Waring goes to London to investigate a suspected Communist spy. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 11/06/55)[MN]

1.4 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: BORDERLINE CASE
Prod. no. 4521 / copyright date 30Jun54
Written by Gene Wang
Directed by George Waggner
director of photography Kenneth D. Peach
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Paula Corday (Eva Lorenz),
Ivan Triesault (Ernest Meckler)
Ludwig Stossel (Otto Koenig)
Raymond Greenleaf (Mr. Smith)
Edward Earle (Major Harris)
Irvin Ashkenazy (Willie)
Harold Dyrenforth (Fritz).
Synopsis:
Undercover government agent Michael Waring, known as The Falcon, investigates the murder
of a German who was shot while crossing from East to West Berlin and meets a lovely blonde
who claims to be the dead man's widow. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 10/09/55)[MN]

1.5 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: A VERY DANGEROUS BEDFELLOW
Prod. no. 4522 / copyright date 26Oct54
Written by Warren Wilson
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
director of photography Kenneth D. Peach
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Karen Vengay (?inka)
John Banner (?oldroski)
John Bleifer (Grisfell)
Andre Villon (Duvall)
Henry Rowland (Boris)
Walter Theil (Baggage Man)
Franz Roehn (Stephan).
Synopsis 1:
Mike is after plans for a guided missile. [RF]
(syndicated airdate: 27Jan56 ABC, CBS, NBC affiliate KDKA-TV Pittsburgh PA Friday) [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Waring parachutes into Czechoslovakia to contact a French scientist working on a new
guided missile. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 10/23/55)[MN]

1.6 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: DECISION IN RED
Prod. no. 4628 / copyright date 03Sep54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Paul Landres
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Larry Dobkin (Carados)
John Wengraf (Krell)
Teresa Tudor (Helena Bjornson)
Pamela Duncan (Juli)
Myron Healey (Johnny Nelson)
Betty Lou Gerson (Concierge)
Douglas Evans (General Hunter)
Henry Letondal (Fanchet).
Synopsis:
Waring goes to Paris to guard a jet plane which proceeds to explode in midair. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 12/30/55)[MN]

1.7 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: ROCKY'S ASYLUM
Prod. no. 4629 / copyright date 10Sep54
Written by Warren Wilson
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Anthony Dexter (Rocky Maxwell)
Adele Mara (Orchid Malloy)
Peter Brocco (Joe)
Charles La Torre (Luigi Sansevino)
William Haade (Turk).
Synopsis:
Waring goes to Italy to bring a notorious gangster back to the United States but
can't get the local police to co-operate. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 01/06/56)[MN]

1.8 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE RECKONING
Prod. no. 4630 / copyright date 29Oct54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Donald McDougall
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Joe Sawyer (Harry Gault)
Cathy Downs (Lucy)
Willis Bouchey (Shavers)
William Leicester (Wade Morgan)
Spec O'Donnell (Messenger).
Synopsis:
Waring follows an ex-convict in search of stolen checks. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 01/20/56)[MN]

1.9 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: DEADLY WELCOME
Prod. no. 4631/ copyright date 23Sep54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Derwin Abbe
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Lowell Gilmore (George Mudd)
Betty Lou Gerson (Anne Marshal)
Kurt Katch (Joe Angel), Willard Sage (Barton)
Lucille Barkley (Karen)
Howard Negley (Judson), Charles Cane (Matt), Sam Flint (Kenedy).
Synopsis:
Aboard a ship, Waring meets a lovely young woman who involves him in an international
blackmail scheme. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 01/27/56)[MN]

1.10 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE $4.98 BUDDHA
Prod. no. 4752 / copyright date 15Oct54
Written by J. Benton Cheney, based on an original story by Gene Wang
Directed by Derwin Abbe
director of photography Kenneth D. Peach
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Nancy Gates (Mary Lee)
Philip Van Zandt (Julian)
Paul Bryar (George Bridges)
Charlie Lung (Kwan)
William Haade (Robey)
Victor Sen Yung (Ling).
Synopsis:
Waring is sent to San Francisco to track down the Communist agents who are believed to
be flooding the United States with narcotics. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 02/24/56)[MN]

1.11 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE (verified on film)
Prod. no. 4753 / Copyright 1954 (on film) / copyright date 19Nov54
A Bernard L. Schubert Film Production
Produced by Federal Telefilms, Inc. / Executive Producer Buster Collier
Teleplay by J. Benton Cheney / based on an original story by Gene Wang
Directed by Seymour Friedman
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Beverly Michaels ....... June Dennison
Robert Hutton .......... Richie Wayne
Stuart Randall ......... Bruce Wharton
James Flavin ........... Col. Winston
Al Hill ................ Houseman
*
Production Supervision: J. Paul Popkin
Director of Photography: Kenneth D. Peach
Music by Paul Sawtelle
*
Assistant Director: Maxwell Henry
Film Editor: Warren Adams
Sound Engineer: Jack Solomon
Art Director: Arthur Lonergan
Set Decorator: Fred MacLean
Makeup: Paul Malcolm
Wardrobe: Wes Jefferies
Music Supervision: Alec Compinsky
Western Electric Recording
Synopsis 1:
An army officer gets himself into a debt and a friend tries to help him out of trouble.
Synopsis 2:
Waring is assigned to find an Army hero who disappeared in Chicago after a run-in with
gamblers and a beautiful gold-digger. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 02/03/56)[MN]

1.12 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: KISS ME NOT
Prod. no. 4754 / copyright date 01Oct54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Derwin Abbe
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Nancy Gates (Carol Usher)
John Dehner (Vic Killeman)
Dorothy Adams (Mrs. Usher)
Robert Carson (Rawlings)
Frank Gerstle (Mike Poggin)
Herb Vigran (Soapy)
James Kirkwood (Waller)
Betty Ball (Henry Preston).
Synopsis:
Waring pursues a young woman who took her mother's insurance check and ran away with a
dangerous killer. [MN]
(syndicate airdate: 02/10/56)[MN]

1.13 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE BABY SITTER
Prod. no. 4755 / copyright date 07Oct54
Written by Warren Wilson
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
With
Douglas Fowley (Cliff Brent)
Jean Howell (Betty Appleton)
Will J. White (Kip Appleton)
George E. Stone (Frankie Peters)
Darlene Field (Rita Shaw)
Vernon Rich (Bob Clark)
James Flavin (Lt. Flynn)
Robert Bice (Doctor).
Synopsis:
Waring tries to help a paralyzed athlete who's been accused of murdering a friend. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 02/17/56)[MN]

1.14 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: MURDER WITH HI-FI
Prod. no. 4756 /copyright date 22Oct54
Written by Gene Wang
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Barry Kelley (Mitch Schneider)
Jean Willes (Peggy Hill)
Gene Wesson (Georgie Kelk)
Robert Bice (Arthur Hall)
G. Pat Collins (Sgt. Harris).
Synopsis 1:
The Falcon finds himself defending a professional killer. [RF]
(syndicated airdate: 16Jan56 NBC Mon WNEM-TV Bay City Michigan) [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Waring defends a professional killer. [MN]
(syndicate airdate: 03/02/56)[MN]

1.15 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE GUILTY STAMPS
Prod. no. 4951 / copyright date 22Oct54
Written by Ben Markson
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Sally Blane (Eva Zeni)
Paul Fix (Paul Cann)
Douglas Kennedy (Stacy Rogan)
Ralph Sanford (Vic Savoy)
Charles Halton (Josef von Metz)
Jonathan Hale (Adam Harcourt)
John Damler (Dan Howell)
William Woodson (Sergeant).
Synopsis 1:
A gangster works a counterfeit racket in rare stamps. [RF]
(syndicated airdate: 02Mar57 NBC Sun WRGB-TV New York)
Synopsis 2:
Waring is assigned to track down a man who was supposed to purchase rare stamps for his
boss but instead bought counterfeits for a fraction of his employer's money and pocketed
the difference. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 03/16/56)[MN]

1.16 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: FALSE FACES
Prod. no. 4952 / copyright date 22Oct54
Written by J. Benton Cheney
Directed by Paul Landres
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Rhys Williams (Ricky Knight/Colonel Hill)
Betty Lou Gerson (Cecilia Phelps)
Frank Wilcox (Larry Preston)
William Forrest (General Walton)
Lee Millar (Lt. Leighton)
Murray Alper (Andy Curtis)
John Phillips (Civilian).
Synopsis:
Waring is assigned to investigate the attempted robbery of an Army payroll. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 03/30/56)[MN]

1.17 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE BLONDE BOMBER
Prod. no. 4953 / copyright date 15Oct54
Written by (not known)
Directed by (not known)

Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
(no cast details)
Synopsis:
Waring discovers that the syndicate which has been sending illegal punchboards through the
mail is headed by a beautiful blonde. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 03/23/56)[MN]

1.18 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: INVISIBLE DESTROYER
Prod. no. 4954 / copyright date 29Oct54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Derwin Abbe
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Nestor Paiva (Dr. Rapo)
Sallie Brophy (Helen Marsh)
Richard Benedict (Pete Ruby)
Percy Helton (Dr. Hunnicutt)
John Bryant (Lowell)
Gregory Gay (Dr. Frank).
Synopsis:
Waring comes to Arizona to investigate sabotage in a top-secret nerve gas plant. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 03/09/56)[MN]

1.19 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: TARGET
Prod. no. 4955 / copyright date 22Oct54
Written by (not known)
Directed by (not known)

Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
(no cast details)
Synopsis:
Waring goes to Honolulu to sabotage the mission of a professional hit man. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 04/06/56)[MN]

1.20 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE PAPER FINGER
Prod. no. 5071 / copyright date 25Oct54
Written by (not known)
Directed by Paul Landres
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Robert Armstrong (George Grinley)
Evelyn Ankers (Inga Grinley)
Dorothy Green (Doris Brown)
Kem Dibbs (Benny)
Bill Slack (Joe)
Nan Leslie (Peggy Noll)
Jack Daly (Room Clerk)
Alena Awes (Hazel)
John Phillips (Postal Clerk).
Synopsis:
Waring pursues some thieves who stole top secret papers by mistake. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 04/20/56)[MN]

1.21 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE GOLDEN PHONY
Prod. no. 5072 / copyright date 22Oct54
Written by Louis Vittes
Directed by (not known)
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Lola Albright
Roy Roberts
Synopsis 1:
The Falcon follows a lead to Los Angeles to find out how American
gold is being smuggled to the European blackmarket. [RF]
(syndicated airdate: 13Apr56 ABC Fri WABC-TV New York City 10:30pm)
Synopsis 2:
Waring goes to Los Angeles to investigate the smuggling of American gold
into the European black market. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 04/13/56) [RF]

1.22 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE SMALL HOTEL
Prod. no. 5073 / copyright date 12Nov54
Written by Louis Vittes
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Angela Greene (Anne)
Tristram Coffin (Walsh)
John Warburton (Bill Grace)
Lewis Martin (Green)
Rudolph Anders (McNalley)
Bill Phillips (Manny)
G. Pat Collins (Cop)
Charles Delaney (Ticket Seller)
William Woodson (Clerk).
Synopsis:
Waring encounters a strange series of incidents in Detroit where he is to meet
with a man who has a list of wealthy income tax evaders. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 04/27/56)[MN]

1.23 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: EYES IN MY BACK
Prod. no. 5074 / copyright date 29Oct54
Written by Edmond E. Kelso & Charles E. Savage
Directed by Paul Landres
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Paul Fix (Amos Daly)
George Wallace (Bat Morgan)
Clancy Cooper (Pete Barber)
Jonathan Hale (Warden Stone)
Steve Darrell (Graves)
James Flavin (Proctor)
Robert Bray (Guard)
Jim Hyland (Henchman).
Synopsis:
Waring poses as a convict in order to find out where a thief hid $500,000 in loot. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 05/04/56)[MN]

1.24 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE BIG BREAK
Prod. no. 5075 / copyright date 29Oct54
Written by J. Benton Cheney
Directed by Donald McDougall
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Robert Armstrong (Barry Lang)
Linda Stirling (Jeri Sinclair)
I. Stanford Jolley (Chet Turner)
Denver Pyle (Bill Jackson)
Ian Keith (Frank Romer)
John Eldredge (Henry Wheeler)
Richard Travis (Ed Price)
Robert A. Paquin (Tuohy)
Sam Pierce (Pinky).
Synopsis:
Waring goes to prison to pick up a man but is taken captive by a group of convicts
planning an escape. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 05/25/56)[MN]

1.25 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: RARE EDITIONS
Prod. no. 5295/ copyright date 5Nov54
Written by J. Benton Cheney
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Nana Bryant (Marsha Grundy)
Louis Jean Heydt (Perry)
Edward Norris (George Grant)
Charles Halton (Horace Packer)
Norman Leavitt (Spike Rogan)
Ralph Peters (Joe)
G. Pat Collins (Ryan)
Robert Lynn (Steve Whalen)
Marjorie Wood (Mrs. Farley)
Charles Delaney (Apartment House Manager)
Synopsis:
After a dope pusher is killed in a bookshop that serves as a front for a narcotics ring,
Waring tries to gain the gang's confidence by pretending to be on the run from the police. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 06/15/56)[MN]

1.26 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: BURIED TREASURE
Prod. no. 5296 / copyright date 23Nov54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by (not known)
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Emile Meyer.
Synospsis:
Waring helps a friend who's stolen a large sum of money from the government. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 06/08/56)[MN]

1.27 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: HOT CARGO
Prod. no. 5297 / copyright date 5Nov54
Written by Earl Baldwin
Directed by Robert G. Walker
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Walter Coy (Charley Magley)
Jean Willes (Jan Magley)
Lane Bradford (Bob Henry)
Lou Krugman (Nicky Nickerson)
Damian O'Flynn (Joe Murdock)
Charles Cane (Bartender)
William Fawcett (Shorty).
Synopsis:
Waring is sent to take the place of an agent who was murdered while investigating
an illegal alcohol racket. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 06/01/56)[MN]

1.28 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: SNAKE EYES
Prod. no. 5298 / copyright date 5Nov54
Written by Gene Wang
Directed by Robert G. Walker
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Lyle Talbot (Walter Cahill)
Sheila Ryan (Margo Reilly)
Larry Dobkin (Jock McKenzie)
William Leicester (Tiny Russell)
Peter Whitney (Bill Murphy)
Barry Regan (Larry).
Synopsis:
Waring is sent to Las Vegas to find the two men who posed as Treasury agents and robbed
a casino operator. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 05/11/56 [MN]

1.29 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: GREEN MEANS DANGER
Prod. no. 5299 / copyright date 5Nov54
Written by Earl Baldwin
Directed by (not known)
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Adele Mara (Gladys Gay)
James Westerfield (Spider Clauson)
Douglas Fowley (Ed Brawlor)
Tristram Coffin (Tom Farney)
Robert Griffin (Baldy Alberts)
Howard Wendell (Fred Miller).
Synopsis:
Waring finds himself between two groups of criminals who are fighting over $100,000 in
diamonds hidden in dummy bullets. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 05/18/56)[MN]

1.30 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE BIG HEIST
Prod. no. 5362 / copyright date 17Sep54
Written by Gene Wang
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Jean Parker (Madge Reynolds)
Lyle Talbot (Charles Quentin)
Kem Dibbs (Rock Foster)
G. Pat Collins (Bartender)
Hal K. Dawson (Clerk)
Jim Diehl (Curly).
Synopsis:
Waring tries to locate a beautiful young woman who has run off with two million dollars. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 01/13/56)[MN]

1.31 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: STEVEDORE KID
Prod. no. 5363 / copyright date 16Nov54
Written by Herbert Purdum, based on an original story by Warren Wilson
Directed by Derwin Abbe
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Ted De Corsia (Seven)
Clancy Cooper (Steve Wojnowski)
Will J. White (Joe Wojnowski)
William Haade (Hunter)
Robert Karnes (Pook)
Thomas E. Jackson (Billie)
Stanley Andrews (Lash), Edward Clark (Manager).
Synopsis:
Waring poses as a stevedore in order to get hold of a film that incriminates a
dangerous arsonist. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 07/06/56)[MN]

1.32 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT
Prod. no. 5364 / copyright date 12Nov54
Written by Earl Baldwin
Directed by Donald McDougall
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Lois Collier (Grace Miller)
Ted de Corsia (Joe Dermid)
Douglas Kennedy (Pete Caddy)
Mae Clarke (Mae Dawn)
James Flavin (Ralph Turlock)
John Gallaudet (Whitey Watson)
Hugh Sanders (Chuck Moroney)
Herb Vigran (Sam)
Margaret Bert (Hotel Maid)
Gil Perkins (FHA Agent).
Synopsis:
Waring is assigned to recover a tape recording of a crucial conversation. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 06/29/56)[MN]

1.33 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: REUNION
Prod. no. 5365 / copyright date 29Oct54
Written by J. Benton Cheney
Directed by (not known)
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Osa Massen (???)
Robert Strauss (Steve Brady)
Lester Matthews (Preston Andrews)
Tom Brown (Lee Marshal)
Tommy Ivo (Eric Andrews)
Betty Ball (Lois Jordan)
Paul Bryar (Blake)
Charles Tony Hughes (Lt. Joe Hill).
Synopsis:
Waring is called in to stop a divorced woman from fleeing the United States with her son. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 06/22/56)[MN]

1.34 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: TANGIERS FINALE
Prod. no. 5873 / copyright date 19Aug54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Paul Landres
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Larry Dobkin (Selim)
Charlita (Tania)
Stephen Bekassy (Van Bruck)
Antony Eustrel (Georges)
Harlan Warde (Harrison)
Louis Mercier (Levasseur)
Lillian Molieri (Carmencita).
Synopsis:
While in Tangier to investigate a friend's murder, Waring encounters ex-Nazis and a beautiful
exotic dancer. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 12/16/55)[MN]

1.35 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE CASE OF THE LONE HUNTER
Prod. no. 5874 / copyright date 13Aug54
Teleplay by Herbert Purdum, based on an original story by Gene Wang
Directed by Paul Landres
director of photography Kenneth D. Peach
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Adele Mara (Carol Morgan)
Ric Roman (Vince Torrio)
Stephen Bekassy (Abdul Selim Bey)
Paul Bryar (Yussuf Ben Ali)
Hugh Sanders (Gordon).
Synopsis:
Waring tries to stop an exiled American gangster who plans to take over the city of Cairo. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 12/09/55)[MN]

1.36 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE PICTURE IN THE CASE
Prod. no. 5875 / copyright date 6Aug54
Teleplay by Budd Lesser, based on an original story by Gene Wang
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Jess Barker (?arin)
Helen Gerald (Marie)
Joseph Vitale (Roberto)
William Bakewell (George Kirby)
Tito Vuolo (Julio)
Mario Siletti (Captain)
Grazia Narciso (Rosa)
Henry dar Boggia (Giovanni)
Felix Romano (Morgue Official).
Synopsis:
Waring is assigned to Rome, unaware that the man who claims to be his partner on the mission
is actually a double agent. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 12/02/55)[MN]

1.37 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: THE FURIOUS LADY
Prod. no. 5876 / copyright date 2Aug54
Written by Herbert Purdum
Directed by (not known)
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
John Mylong (Von Seckendorf)
Violet Rensing (Frederika)
Stanley Adams (Konstantin)
Lisa Golm (Frieda)
Robert Boone (Eric Rhone)
Henry Kulky (Warryk)
Charles Victor (Dave Martin)
Robert A. Paquin (Sergeant)
John Carlyle (Garth).
Synopsis:
When a prominent European politician threatens to go over to the Communists, Waring suspects
that the man's daughter is being held prisoner in East Berlin and sets out to rescue her. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 11/25/55)[MN]

1.38 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: DOUBLE IDENTITY
Prod. no. 5877 / copyright date 23Jul54
Written by William Leicester
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
Maralou Gay (Marie)
Dan Seymour (Waldo)
Antony Eustrel (Dr. Vogel)
Jack Raine (Geoffrey Pelham)
Joseph Granby (Emilio Rojas)
Lou Krugman (Chico)
Sven-Hugo Borg (Hugo)
Anna Navarro (Eurella Rojas)
Synopsis:
Waring assumes the identity of a captured assassin as part of a plan to help British
Intelligence rescue a beautiful young woman who's being held political hostage by neo-Nazis.[MN]
(syndicated airdate: 11/13/55)[MN]

1.39 [--] Adventures of The Falcon: OUT OF ALL EVIL
Prod. no. 5964 / copyright date 26Aug54
Written by William Leicester & J. Benton Cheney
Directed by Seymour Friedman
Starring: Charles McGraw (as Mike Waring, The Falcon)
Guest Cast:
June Vincent (Donna Brooks)
Philip Van Zandt (Nicolo Valdi)
Charlie Lung (Philippe Tura)
Richard Benedict (Angelo Corelli)
Gregory Gay (Brother Superior)
William Tannen (Aldo)
Charles La Torre (Bartender)
Stanley Farrar (Sismondi)
Gregory Golubeff (Man)
Rosemary Bertrand (Woman)
Joseph Romantini (Servant).
Synopsis:
Waring learns that the starting point for a ring smuggling diamonds from Rome into Communist
countries is a monastery. [MN]
(syndicated airdate: 12/23/55)[MN]

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