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The Detectives
Episode Guide -  April 2007
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compiled by
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with contributions by:
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Four Star-Hastings Production (1959-61) (half-hour episodes)
for ABC (Fridays 10:00-10:30 pm EST)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool Production (1961-62) (hour long episodes)
for NBC (Fridays 8:30-9:30 pm EST)
Executive Producers: Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven, Jules Levy
Produced by Arthur H. Nadel
Created by Jules Levy

US Police  series 1959-62      67 episodes x 30 min (season 1-2)
30 episodes x 60 min (season 3)
starring
Robert Taylor
as Captain Matt Holbrook
with
Tige Andrews as Lt. John Russo (season 1-3)
Russell Thorson as Lt. Otto Lindstrom (seasons 1-2) (1959-1960),
Lee Farr as Lt. Jim Conway (season 1) (1959-1960),

Mark Goddard as Sgt. Chris Ballard (seasons 2-3) (1960-1962),

Ursula Thiess as Lisa Bonay (season 2) (1960-1961),
(Robert Taylor's real-life wife)
Adam West as Det-Sgt. Steve Nelson (season 3) (1961-1962).

Premise:
Cases of no-nonsense New York City police detective Matt Hollbrook
played by movie star Robert Taylor making his entry into series television.

Other Credits:
*
Directors Included:
Richard Carlson, Murray Golden, Arnold Laven, Donald McDougall,
Don Medford, Ted Post
*
Writers Included:
Arthur Browne, Jr., Meyer Dolinsky, Christopher Knopf, Jack Laird,
Gene Roddenberry, Palmer Thompson
*
Production Manager, Bruce Fowler,Jr.
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Directors Of Photography Included:
George E. Diskant and Howard Schwartz
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Editor, Al Friede

############## The Detectives ################
############# season 1 1959-60 ###############
################## (30 min) ##################
Four Star-Hastings Production
ABC (Fridays 10:00-10:30 pm EST)
33 episodes

1.01 [--] The Detectives : THE STREGER AFFAIR (60 min pilot)
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 66-03
16-Oct-1959 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 24Jun60)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Frank Gorshin .......... Billy McGirth
Jean Hagen ............. Alice Streger
Paul Keast ............. Alfred Streger
Johnny Seven ........... Danny Falto
Leonard Bell
Walter Burke
Arthur Kendall
Ben Wright
Mike Harris
Synopsis 1:
Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook and his aides are assigned to investigate
a murder. The clues point to a trio of safecrackers. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Holbrook and his aides are assigned to investigate a murder
involving a trio of safecrackers. [RF]

1.02 [--] The Detectives (30 min): SHOT IN THE DARK
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2810
23-Oct-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
John Newland (or John Newton?).... Howard Jensen
Robert Carricart ..... Mr. Lavelli
Lin McCarthy ......... Officer Forbes
George Dunn .......... Sooky
Bart Bradley ......... Carlos

1.03 The Detectives: THE HIDDEN PLACE (TV Guide title)
a.k.a. THE HIDING PLACE (copyright title)
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 7102
30-Oct-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
with: Russell Thorson (as Lt. Otto Lindstrom)
Guest Cast:
Jay North .............. Cooper
Synopsis:
A stool pidgeon informs Lindstrom of a bomb attack on a Convention. [RF]

1.04 [--] The Detectives (30 min): DECOY
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2830
06-Nov-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Angie Dickinson
Synopsis:
Former boxer Eddie Wilson is threatened with death if he testifies
in a fixed-fight investigation. Capt. Matt Holbrook assigns
Lieutenants Conway, Russo and Lindstrom to the case, with Russo
set to pose as Wilson in order to smoke out the hoodlum. [RF]

1.05 The Detectives (30 min): THE MURDEROUS DEADLINE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2826
13-Nov-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Lawrence Dobkin ...... Marty Colusa
Hollis Irving

1.06 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE BAIT
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2836
20-Nov-1959 ABC Fri (Network Rerun 10Jun60)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Jay Adler ............. Chickie Meyers
Alan Napier ........... Bishop
Phil Arnold ........... Sam
George Cisar .......... Mac
Steve Conte ........... Nick
Charles Horvath ....... Karl
Synopsis:
Matt Holbrook is anxious to arrest a dope wholesaler called
"The Bishop". When addict Chickie Meyers turns himself in,
Matt decides to use him to bait a trap. [RF]

1.07 [--] The Detectives (30 min): MY NAME IS TOMMY
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2812
27-Nov-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Eugene Martin .......... Tommy
Jan Arvan .............. Store Owner
Florence MacMichael .... Stella
Arlene Fields .......... Waitress
Bill Kendis ............ Policeman
Lorna Thayer ........... Woman

1.08 [--] The Detectives (30 min): BACK-SEAT DRIVER
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2834
04-Dec-1959 ABC Fri
DIRECTED BY ARNOLD LAVEN
WRITTEN BY MEYER DOLINSKY.
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
GUEST CAST:
RICHARD DEVON........AS VINCE
RICHARD EVANS........AS PHIL RUSSO
PAUL ENGLE........AS EDDIE
AMZIE STRICKLAND........AS THE MOTHER
WILLIAM BOYETT........AS THE POLICE RADIO OPERATOR.
RECURRING CAST:
TIGE ANDREWS........AS DET.JOHNNY RUSSO.
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE OFF-DUTY, DET. RUSSO AND HIS SON ARE TAKEN CAPTIVE BY A RUNAWAY
BANKROBBER WHO KILLED A TELLER,AND WITH HOPES OF FLEEING THE COUNTRY. [SC]

1.09 [--] The Detectives (30 min): TWO-TIME LOSER
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2802
11-Dec-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Bruce Gordon

1.10 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE LONG DRIVE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 7106
18-Dec-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
Virginia Vincent ....... Grace Bannion
Synopsis:
Capt. Matt Holbrook assigns Lieutenants Russo and Conway the
job of finding the hideout of two desperadoes. The Holbrook
secures some vital information from a beautician. [RF]

1.11 [--] The Detectives: MASQUERADE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2808
25-Dec-1959 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Mary Murphy ........... Susie Morgan
Lawrence Tierney ...... Terrazi
Synopsis:
A murderer named Terrazi escapes from prison and sets out to
kill his former wife, now remarried. [RF]

1.12 [--] The Detectives (30 min): LIFE IN THE BALANCE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2816
01-Jan-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Arthur Batanides ....... Anthony Silvano
Arline Sax (aka Arlene Martel) .......... Lucy
John Considine ......... Dante Moretti
Argentina Brunetti ..... Mrs. Moretti
Marc Lawrence .......... Rocco
Augusta Merighi ........ Mary Badies
Catherine Mazzola ...... Little Girl
Naomi Stevens .......... Aunt Clara
Tito Vuolo ............. Shortman
Synopsis:
Convinced that his old-fashioned ways are the best, Anthony
Silvano makes arrangements for his daughter's baby to be
delivered by a midwife. Anxious relatives ask Lt. Johnny
Russo to intervene. [RF]

1.13 [--] The Detectives (30 min): "KARATE"
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2832
08-Jan-1960 ABC Fri
Directed by Ted Post
Written by Gene Roddenberry.
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
John Anderson ....... as Will Stalker
Teru Shimadu ....... as Harada
Frank DeKova ....... as Nordoff
Shirley O'Hara ....... as Mrs.Stalker
Nora Marlowe ....... as Mrs.Braun
Dale Van Sickle ....... as Police Officer Nolan
Dennis Moore ....... as Mr.Braun.
Recurring Cast:
Tige Andrews as Der.Lt.Johnny Russo,
Russel Thorson as Det.Lt. Otto Lindstrom,
Lee Farr as Det.Lt.James Conway.
Synopsis:
Matt Holbrook and his detective team investigate a series of murders. All
of the victims were killed by a series of heavy blows. With no indication
of a specific weapon used, Holbrook believes that the murderer could be
experienced in the martial arts. [SC]

1.14 [--] The Detectives (30 min): BLUE FIRE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2842
15-Jan-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Michael Pate ........... Lyman
Charles Tannen ......... Hank
Joey Faye .............. Willie

1.15 [--] The Detectives (30 min): MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2820
22-Jan-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Olan Soule
Della Sharman

1.16 [--] The Detectives (30 min): HOUSE CALL
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 7104
29-Jan-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Fay Spain ........... Mary Collins
Pernell Roberts ..... Rod Halleck
Mary LaRoche ........ Nora Maitland
David Halper
Jimmy Carter

1.17 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE TRAP
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2844
05-Feb-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Cathy O'Donnell ...... Laurie Dolan
Wesley Lau ........... Carl Ryan

1.18 [--] The Detectives (30 min): CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2806
12-Feb-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Simon Oakland ....... Nick Stahl
Bert Freed .......... Joe Travis

1.19 [--] The Detectives (30 min): TWELVE HOURS TO LIVE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2814
19-Feb-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Al Ruscio ........... Rudy Landex
Harry Townes ........ Harvey

1.19 [--] The Detectives (30 min): TWELVE HOURS TO LIVE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2814
19-Feb-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
with: Tige Andrews (as Lt. Johnny Russo)
Guest Cast:
Al Ruscio .............. Rudy Landex
Harry Townes ........ Harvey
Rita Lynn ............... Ella
Eileen Harley ........ Clare
Synopsis:
Retaliating for the arrest of their leader, racketeers kidnap Lt.
Johnny Russo. [RF]

1.20 [--] The Detectives (30 min): ANATOMY OF FEAR
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2846
26-Feb-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
John Anderson ............. Spencer
Arthur Batanides .......... Crawford
Jolene Brand .............. Ann

1.21 [--] The Detectives (30 min): ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Four-Star Hastings prod. no. 2838
04-Mar-1960 ABC Fri
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM A. GRAHAM
WRITTRN BY LOUIS PELLETIER.
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
GUEST CAST:
GEORGE GRIZZARD........AS HARRY
DENISE ALEXANDER........AS DONNA
WOLFE HARZELL........AS THE ATTENDENT
JEANNE WOOD........AS THE WOMAN
WILLIAM BOYETT........AS MR. HAILEY
MARY MUNDAY........AS MRS.HAILEY.
SYNOPSIS:
A POLICE SUSPECT WANTED FOR HIT AND RUN FLEES FROM DETECTIVES CONWAY AND
LINDSTROM DURING AN ORDINARY ARREST AND TAKES REFUGE IN A LARGE APARTMENT
COMPLEX,EVENTUALLY TAKING A BABYSITTER HOSTAGE. [SC]

1.22 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE BAD EYE OF ROSE ROSETTI
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2840
11-Mar-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Frank Puglia ............ Guido
Augusta Merighi ......... Rosa

1.23 [--] The Detectives (30 min): TIME AND TIDE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2850
18-Mar-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Robert Middleton ......... Big Jim Davis
Linda Watkins ............ Mary Davis

1.24 [--] The Detectives (30 min): LITTLE GIRL LOST
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2848
25-Mar-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
George Mitchell ......... Roubal
Eileen Chesis ........... Annie Sharman
Eileen Ryan ............. Mrs. Sharman

1.25 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE CHAMELEON TRUCK
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2822
01-Apr-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
James Bell ............ Kirby
Burt Metcalfe ......... Howard
Mary Webster .......... Nancy

1.26 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE OLD GANG
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2854
08-Apr-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
John Apone ............. Eddie Williams
Sheridan Comerate ...... Jim Novak
Norma Crane ............ Anna Novak

1.27 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE BODYGUARDS
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2856
15-Apr-1960 ABC Fri
DIRECTED BY JAMES YARBROUGH
WRITTEN BY PALMER THOMPSON.
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
GUEST CAST:
CHARLES MCGRAW........AS MIKE ANDERS
J.PAT O'MALLEY........AS BARNEY MELSON
CHARLES DAVIS........AS SMITTY
ED PRENTISS........AS EDWARD HARLEY
PAUL MAZURSKY........AS CHARLIE GRIMES
SANDRA WARNER........AS BABY LOU.
SYNOPSIS:
MATT HOLBROOK ASSIGNS TWO OF HIS MEN TO PROTECT A WELL KNOWN GANGSTER
WHO IS BEING STALKED BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON PLANNING TO KILL HIM. [SC]

1.28 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE PROWLER
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2852
22-Apr-1960 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 02Sep60)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
John Anderson .......... Henry Long
Marsha Hunt ............ Kate Moore
Synopsis:
Henry Long is caught in the act, but Captain Holbrook refuses
to book him. The evidence mounts and the man confesses -
but Holbrook still won't press charges. [RF]

1.29 [--] The Detectives (30 min): FACE DOWN, FLOATING
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2804
29-Apr-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Spring Byington ........ Maudie
Harry Ellerbe .......... Norman

1.30 [--] The Detectives (30 min): THE LONG JUMP
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2824
06-May-60 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Adam Williams ........ Eddie
Enid Jaynes .......... Joan
Arthur Hanson ........ Newscaster
Jay Strong ........... Bellhop

1.31 [--] The Detectives (30 min): TRIAL BY FIRE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2828
13-May-60 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Darryl Hickman ...... Patrolman Locke
Jack Weston ......... Jack Reway
Jim Douglas ......... Arthur
Nancy Anderson ...... Betty
Joe Perry ........... Ed
X.L. Smith .......... Man

1.32 The Detectives: THE RETIREMENT OF MARIA MUIR (60 min episode)
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2818
20-May-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Eva Gabor .............. Maria Muir
Robert Cornthwaite ..... Judd Winters
John Van Dreelen ....... Dr. Fredericks
Robert Williams ........ Constable
Michael Harris ......... Operator
Stanley Farrar
Synopsis:
An anonymous telephone voice advises police headquarters:
"When You Find Me, I'll Be Dead." Holbrook identifies the
caller - a seductive actress. [RF]

1.33 [--] The Detectives (30 min): SONG OF SONGS
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 2862
27-May-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast: (A-Z order)
Fred Beir ............... Seth Trawler
Harry Corden ............ Roland Potter
Rita Duncan ............. Sybil Fair
Elizabeth Wilson ........ Beatrice Faustina

[--] 10Jun60 Rerun of #6 "The Bait" (first aired 20Nov59)

############## The Detectives ################
############# season 2 1960-61 ###############
################## (30 min) ##################
Four Star-Hastings Production
ABC Fridays 10:00-10:30 pm EST
34 episodes

2.01 [34] The Detectives (30 min): THE NEW MAN
Four Star-Hastings prod.
16-Sep-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Mark Goddard (as Sgt. Chris Ballard), Ursula Thiess (as Lisa Bonay)
Guest Cast:
Roxanne Arlen ......... Dixie Modesto
Richard Angarola ...... Nick Modesto
Synopsis:
"The New Man" is Sgt Chris Ballard, who along with police police
reporter Lisa Bonay become regulars in this series. Ballard's
first assignment is to charm his way into the confidence of mobster
Nick Modesto's wife. [RF]

2.02 [35] The Detectives (30 min): LONGSHOT
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 3612
23-Sep-1960 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 22Sep61)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Jack Grimes ............ Willie Shaley
Alan Baxter ............ Mike Nolan
Hari Rhodes ............ Tempus
Synopsis:
Jockey Willie Shaley claims he received a threatening phone
call, warning him to throw his next race. [RF]

2.03 [36] The Detectives (30 min): THE SPORTS JOB
Four Star-Hastings prod.
30-Sep-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Byron Morrow .......... Dr.Lambert
Alan Reed Jr ........... Jerry Lambert

2.04 [37] The Detectives (30 min): ALIBIS
Four Star-Hastings prod.
07-Oct-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Joe Mantell .......... Willie Voight
Eddie Firestone ...... George
Donna Douglas ........ Sandra

2.05 [38] The Detectives (30 min): SHUTTLE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
14-Oct-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
John Newton .......... Daniels
Johnny Seven ......... Krom

2.06 [39] The Detectives (30 min): COP ON TRIAL
Four Star-Hastings prod.
04-Nov-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Herman Rudin ........... Buzzy Moran
Gilbert Green .......... Jeffers

2.07 [40] The Detectives (30 min): THE LITTLE WITNESS
Four Star-Hastings prod.
11-Nov-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Billy Hughes .......... Bobby Marx
Alice Backes .......... Margaret
Brendan Dillon ........ Mort
Jerry Oddo ............ Crenshaw
Herb Patterson ........ Thatcher

2.08 [41] The Detectives (30 min): YOU ONLY DIE ONCE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
18-Nov-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Al Ruscio ............ Frankie
Jean Allison ......... Molly

2.09 [42] The Detectives (30 min): ADOPTED
Four Star-Hastings prod.
25-Nov-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Eddie Ryder ........... Ray Graham
Patricia Breslin ...... Jean Graham
Jena Engstrom ......... Ann
Anne Seymour .......... Mrs. Martin

2.10 [43] The Detectives (30 min): THE OTHER SIDE
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 3604
02-Dec-1960 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 09Jun61)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
Marc Lawrence .......... Watkins
John Zaccaro ........... Davis
William Challee ........ Anson
Synopsis:
Joe Keeley's gang is in jail, but he's in hiding, plotting to
rub out some witnesses who saw him commit a murder. To find
out Keeley's whereabouts, Matt plants a decoy in prison. [RF]

2.11 [44] The Detectives (30 min): THE SCALPEL
Four Star-Hastings prod.
09-Dec-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
with: Russell Thorson (as Lt. Otto Lindstrom)
Guest cast:
John Milford ........... Mickey Bledsoe
June Dayton ............ Jane Bruce
Mort Mills ............. Dr. Bruce
Synopsis:
Mickey Bledsoe commits a murder and wounds Lindstrom. [RF]

2.12 [45] The Detectives (30 min): BIG POISON
Four Star-Hastings prod.
16-Dec-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Edward Binns .......... Lt. Bert Walker
Eddie Ryder ........... Silbert

2.13 [46] The Detectives (30 min): THE INFORMER
Four Star-Hastings prod. no. 3624
23-Dec-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
George Conrad .......... Chuck Raymond
Joe Mantell ............ Al Huckins
Synopsis:
Al Huckins has witnessed a murder, but he won't finger the killer.
Then a newspaper story names Huckins as a witness - and Matt's
sure the murderer will try to silence him permanently. [RF]

2.14 [47] The Detectives (30 min): RAZOR'S EDGE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
30-Dec-1960 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Richard Evans ........ Phil

2.15 [48] The Detectives (30 min): THE FRIGHTENED ONES
Four Star-Hastings prod.
06-Jan-1961 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 16Jun61)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
Denise Alexander ....... Madge
James Coburn ........... Duke Hawkins
Michael Parks .......... Jimmy
Chris Robinson ......... Brad Snyder
Baruch Lumet
Synopsis:
Duke Hawkins asks young Jimmy for the money he owes him, but the
boy can't pay. [RF]

2.16 [49] The Detectives (30 min): POWER FAILURE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
13-Jan-1961 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 23Jun61)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
Joe Turkel .............. Charlie
Arthur Batanides ........ Wilding
Synopsis:
A gang of crooks have a new approach to robbery. They plan to
sabotage the municipal power system so they can operate in the dark. [RF]

2.17 [50] The Detectives (30 min): KINFOLK
Four Star-Hastings prod.
20-Jan-1961 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 15Sep61)
written by Jay Simms
directed by Don Weiss
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
with:
Mark Goddard (as Det. Chris Ballard); Ursula Theiss(as Lisa Bony)
Guest cast:
Lonny Chapman ......... Link Merriwether
Dabbs Greer ........... Helm Merriwether
L.Q. Jones ............ Betty* Merriwether
Lincoln Demyan ........ Murd Ottery
SYNOPSIS 1:
THREE BACKWOOD DISTANCE RELATIVES OF DET. CHRIS BALLARD PAY HIM A VISIT WITH
INTENTIONS OF KILLING A FAMILY RIVAL THAT WAS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM JAIL. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A few of Sergeant Ballard's mountain kinfolk show up in town.
They tell Chris they've heard that an old family enemy, Murd
Ottery, is out to get him. [RF]
*Note:
Actor L.Q. Jones's charactor name really was BETTY MERRIWETHER.
As the story goes, the Merriwether family wanted a girl but never had any.
So L.Q's character's father was named Betty,and he was named after him. [SC]

2.18 [51] The Detectives (30 min): QUIET NIGHT
Four Star-Hastings prod.
27-Jan-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Yvonne Craig ............ Ivy
Rudy Solari ............. Gino Gambini
Frederic Downs .......... Charlie
Adrienne Ellis .......... Ruth

2.19 [52] The Detectives (30 min): SEE NO EVIL
Four Star-Hastings prod.
03-Feb-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Jacqueline Scott ........ Mrs. Halstead
Grant Richards .......... Tony Niccolo
Ray Ferrell ............. Raymond Halstead
Gene Benton ............. Krull

2.20 [53] The Detectives (30 min): PERSONAL ENEMY
Four Star-Hastings prod.
10-Feb-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Michael Parks ........... Eddy Washburn
Floy Dean Smith ......... Caroline Combes
Laura Shelton ........... Darlene

2.21 [54] The Detectives (30 min): MATT'S WOMAN
Four Star-Hastings prod.
17-Feb-1961 ABC Fri
Directed By Lewis Allen
Teleplay By Donn Mullaly and Harry Kronman
Story By Donn Mullally.
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Recurring Cast:
Russell Thorson as Lt.Otto Lindstrom,
Mark Goddard as Det.Chris Ballard,
Tige Andrews as Lt.John Russo.
Guest Cast:
Joan Taylor........as Myrna Fontaine
Brian Hutton........as Henry Davidson
William Mims........as Hugh Barton
Peter Gordon........as Geoffrey Holt
Henry Hunter........as Mr.Waller.
Synopsis:
The Detectives investigate a series of jewlery story robberies by a man and
woman. Ironiclly the woman resembles Matt Holbrook's former wife who died
several years passed. [SC]

2.22 [55] The Detectives (30 min): AN EYE FOR AN EYE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
24-Feb-1961 ABC Fri
DIRECTED BY JAMES CLAVELL
WRITTEN BY MORT THAW.
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
GUEST CAST:
EDUARDO CIANNELLI........AS PAPA KOVCHEK
SANDO HARRIS........AS JOLO
ARLINE SAX (AKA AELENE MARTEL) ..... AS STELLA
WILLIAM CHALLE........AS HOLLY.
RECURRING CAST:
MARK GODDARD........AS DET.LT.CHRIS BALLARD.
SYNOPSIS:
DET.CHRIS BALLARD IS KIDNAPPED BY THE FATHER OF A CRIMINAL WHO WAS PUT IN
JAIL BY BALLARD. CHRIS IS HELD PRISONER IN A CAGE NOT REALIZING THAT HE IS
ABOUT EXPERIENCE AN ATTACK OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS. [SC]

2.23 [56] The Detectives (30 min): BAD APPLE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
03-Mar-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Robert Culp ........... Herbert Sanders
Rudy Dolan ............ Marko
Iris Adrian
William Tanner
Amanda Ames
Robert Kelljian

2.24 [57] The Detectives (30 min): NOT SO LONG AGO
Four Star-Hastings prod.
10-Mar-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
Virginia Vincent ....... Linda Lloyd
Baruch Lumet ........... Tremblay
Synopsis:
One-time beauty queen Linda Lloyd reports a prowler to the
police, and she glories in all the resultant publicity and
attention. Ballard soon begins to suspect that Linda's
"prowler" is only a stunt. [RF]

2.25 [58] The Detectives (30 min): THE REASON
Four Star-Hastings prod.
17-Mar-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Patrick Waltz ........... Hodges
Don Wilbanks ............ Rivik

2.26 [59] The Detectives (30 min): SECRET ASSIGNMENT
Four Star-Hastings prod.
24-Mar-1961 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 28Jul61)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
Anthony Caruso ......... Danny
Jack Kruschen .......... Jonesy
Synopsis:
Holbrook suspects a loan shark named Danny of the murder of a
dock worker. To get evidence, Holbrook disguises himself as
a down-and-out stevedore. [RF]

2.27 [60] The Detectives (30 min): TIME FOR DECISION
Four Star-Hastings prod.
31-Mar-1961 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Sue Randall ............. Jean Morley
Rita Lynn ............... Ella Russo

2.28 [61] The Detectives (30 min): TERROR ON ICE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
07-Apr-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Doug Lambert ............ Peter
Adam Williams ........... Soley
Walter Burke ............ Malone

2.29 [62] The Detectives (30 min): LITTLE BOY CLUE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
14-Apr-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
with: Tige Andrews (as Lt. Russo), Mark Goddard (as Sgt. Ballard)
Guest Cast:
Robert Karnes ........... Frank Garmes
Dennis Joel (aka Dennis Olivieri) .... Robbie
Synopsis:
A man identified as Frank Garmes has stolen police uniforms
and a squad car. [TA]

2.30 [63] The Detectives (30 min): THE SHORT WAY HOME
Four Star-Hastings prod.
21-Apr-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest cast:
Enid Jaynes ............ Nikki Williams
Don Quine .............. Frankie Williams
Johnny Seven ........... Eddie Benson
Synopsis:
Even though their late father was a policeman, Nikki and
Frankie Williams aren't convinced that crime does not pay.
They begin running around with a hoodlum named Eddie Benson
- and pretty soon Frankie's planning a caper with his new pal. [RF]

2.31 [64] The Detectives (30 min): OTHER CHEEK
Four Star-Hastings prod.
28-Apr-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Lee Kinsolving ........ Louis Wayne
Joan Marshall
Edmund Hashim ......... Max

2.32 [65] The Detectives (30 min): THE AIRTIGHT CASE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
05-May-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Philip Abbott .......... Norden
Edward Knight .......... Stacey

2.33 [66] The Detectives (30 min): DUTY DATE
Four Star-Hastings prod.
12-May-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
With: Russell Thorson (Lt. Lindstrom), Mark Goddard (as Lt. Ballard)
Guest Cast:
Barbara Nichols ......... Abby Landis
Steve Graves ............ Dave Racine
Gene Nelson ............. Jerry Coldwell
Michael Vandever ........ Homer
Synopsis:
Exotic dancer Abby Landis is the only witness who can identify mobster
Dave Racine in a murder case. Holbrook assigns Ballard and Lindstrom to
guard her, but Abby gives the boys the slip. [RF]


2.34 [67] The Detectives: THE CHAMP
Four Star-Hastings prod.
19-May-1961 ABC Fri
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Guest Cast:
Michael Dante .......... Joe Rano
Arthur Batanides ....... Buck Huston
Maxie Rosenbloom ....... Duke

############## The Detectives ################
############# season 3 1961-62 ###############
################# (60 min) ###################
Four Star-Bentley- Blackpool Production
NBC (Fridays 8:30-9:30 pm EST)
30 episodes

3.01 [68] The Detectives: (60 min) TOBEY'S PLACE (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
29-Sep-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Michael Morris
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
with: Adam West (as Det-Sgt. Steve Nelson)
Tige Andrews (Lt Russo), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Peter Whitney .......... Tobey
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Anita Sands ............ Iris
Jay Adler .............. Benjy
William Windom ......... Sutter
Stewart Bradley ........ Connors
Robert Brubaker ........ Whiting
And:
Leonid Kinskey ......... Kochinskey
Marty Ingels ........... Lazarus
Synopsis:
Captain Holbrook finds new Detective Sergeant Nelson engaged
in a very un-policelike activity. [RF]

3.02 [69] The Detectives: (60 min) THE LEGEND OF JIM RIVA (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
06-Oct-1961 NBC Fri
Teleplay by John K. Butler & Boyd Correll / Story by Arthur Browne, Jr.
Directed by Richard Carlson
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo),
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Special Guest Star:
Edward G. Robinson ..... 'Big Jim' Riva
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Joe De Santis .......... Vince
Naomi Stevens .......... Martha
Rudy Solari ............ Nathan Riva
Sandra Warner .......... Miss Clark
Oscar Beregi (Jr.) ..... Arnie
William Sargent ........ Police Officer
With:
Frank Sutton ........... Frankie
Butch Patrick .......... Bobby (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Edward G. Robinson plays gangster Big Jim' Riva just released from
prison after 15 years. He is pursued by a small time hit man, who
almost kills him and his mother.

3.03 [70] The Detectives: (60 min) SHADOW OF HIS BROTHER (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
13-Oct-61 NBC Fri
Written by Palmer Thompson
Directed by Richard Carlson
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo),
Adam West (Sgt Nelson), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Martin Landau .......... Vince Traynor
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Sandra White ........... Anita Clark
Lew Gallo .............. Carter
William Sargent ........ Drenek
Mel Carter ............. Mallory
Joe Higgins ............ Truck Driver

Synopsis:
As Matt is walking down the street, gunman Vince Traynor pulls
up in a car and forces him - and a passing girl named Anita
- to get in. [RF]

3.04 [71] The Detectives (60 min): A BARREL FULL OF MONKEYS  (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
27-Oct-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Calvin Clements
Directed by Robert Butler
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard)
Adam West (Sgt Nelson),Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Arthur Malet ........... Percy Morton
Nancy Gates ............ Dr. Eileen Corbett
*
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Dee J. Thompson ........ Emma Morton
Sue Ane Langdon ........ Fifi LaRue
Dabbs Greer ............ Mr. Blane
William Sargent ........ Plainclothesman
Roger Mobley ........... Boy
Hazel Shermet .......... Mrs. Blane
*
Frank Kreig as Harrigan (uncredited)
Milton Parsons as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A lot of strange cases appear in Holbrook's office as a matter of
routine. Today's leading oddball is Percy Morton, who claims he
buried his wife in the basement. [RF]

3.05 [72] The Detectives (60 min): ONE LUCKY BREAK (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
03-Nov-1961 NBC Fri
Directed by Thomas Carr [SC]
Written by Alvin Sapinsley [SC]
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Whit Bissell ........... Mortmain
Jonathan Hole .......... Head Waiter
Stanja Lowe ............ Mrs. Hyssop
Than Wyenn ............. Foster
Roger De Koven ......... Frank Hyssop
George Neise ........... Gender
Leigh Snowden .......... Susie
Synopsis 1:
Sgt. Steve Nelson (Adam West) longs for one 'lucky break' to
further his career in the department. No one pays much
attention - until Steve is accused of shooting an unarmed
man and suspended him from duty.
(UK: 23Jun64 ITV ATV Midlands 8:00 pm)
Synopsis 2:
Frank Hyssop says he was the victim of a burglar who tied his
hands behind his back. He also claims that Sgt. Steve Nelson
let the culprit escape - and shot him instead. Nelson,
suspended from duty by Captain Holbrook, is convinced that
Hyssop was a party to the crime. [RF]

3.06 [73] The Detectives (60 min): A PIECE OF TOMORROW (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
10-Nov-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Lee Berg
Directed by Walter Doniger
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Adam West (Sgt Nelson), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Michael Constantine .... Salvatore Tropolis
Charles Aidman ......... Noel Ross
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Jonathan Bolt .......... Fred Gordon
Jack Betts ............. Tom Harper
Narda Onyx ............. Rosa Tropolis
Victor Buono ........... Gustafson
Howard Caine ........... Ben Martin
Sara Taft .............. Mrs. Fenady

3.07 [74] The Detectives (60 min): BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
17-Nov-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Herman Groves
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Adam West (Sgt Nelson). Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Gest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Denver Pyle ........... Bill Darien
Michael Parks ......... Johnny Blaine
Carl Benton Reid ...... Dr. Temple
Robert Brubaker ....... Reese Carter
Terry Huntingdon ...... Mary Carter
Joe Higgins ........... Tom Jackson
June Lang ............. Evelyn
And:
David Winters ......... Billy Joe Temple
*
Roy Engel as Roy Carp (uncredited)
Dawn Wells as Sally (uncredited)
Jim Boles as Jethro Small (uncredited)

3.08 [75] The Detectives (60 min): HIT AND MISS (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
01-Dec-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Louis Pelletier
Directed by Richard Carlson
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Joe Mantell ............ Stanley Adamson
Marvin Kaplan .......... Irwin
*
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Grace Lee Whitney ...... Susie
Antony Carbone ......... Max Koster
Sue England ............ Mrs. Eckner
Richard Gering ......... Donny
Calvin Jackson ......... Piano Player
Barnaby Hale ........... Barkeep #1
Lincoln Demyan ......... Barkeep #2
*
Jo Wilder as Alma Adamson (uncredited)
James Callahan as Phil (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Mobster Max Koster wants to get rid of a witness who can put
the skids under his race-fixing racket, and he finds a neat
solution on a nearby bar stool. Salesman Stanley Adamson is
so drunk that he doesn't know what he's doing - so Koster
makes him get into his car and run down the witness. [RF]

3.09 [76] The Detectives (60 min): SONG OF THE GUILTY HEART (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
08-Dec-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Michael Morris
Directed by Ted Post
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
SpecialGuest:
Inger Stevens ......... Thea Templeton
*
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Eileen Ryan ........... Mae Coil
Robert Patten ......... Les McCoy
Joe Higgins ........... Milo Krueger
Jack Holland .......... Building Manager
*
Rita Lynn ............. Ella Russo
And:
Leo Penn .............. Joe Coil
*
Song: "Guilty Heart" Music by Jimmie Haskell
Lyric by Alfred Perry and Barry De Vorzon

3.10 [77] The Detectives (60 min): ESCORT (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
15-Dec-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Ed Adamson
Directed by Richard Carlson
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Tige Andrews (Lt Russo), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),

Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Telly Savalas .......... Ben Willis
Patricia Crowley ........ Norma Wheeler
*
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Russell Collins ........ Roger L. Ditmar
Hazel Shermet .......... Miss Ferris
Charles Tannen ......... Frank Herndon
Judy Erwin ............. Little Girl
Mel Carter ............. Sergeant
Michael Harris ......... Gilman
And:
Ed Nelson .............. Al Kramer

3.11 [78] The Detectives (60 min): THE QUEEN OF CRAVEN POINT (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
22-Dec-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Calvin Clements [SC]
Directed by Thomas Carr [SC]
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Special Guest:
Lola Albright ........... Edna Craven
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Michael Forest .......... Jay Wiley
Sandra Warner ........... Frieda
Michael Fox ............. Lab Man
Laura Shelton ........... Nancy
Amanda Ames ............. Mala
Kip King ................ Seymour
Daniele Aubry ........... Maid
And:
Russell Johnson ......... Lee Taber

Synopsis:
Holbrook tries to foil a greedy woman's plot to murder her
husband and pin the blame on a young artist. [SC]

3.12 [79] The Detectives (60 min): ACT OF GOD (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
29-Dec-1961 NBC Fri
Written by Jack Laird
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Special Guest:
James Whitmore ......... Francis Xavier Murphy
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Bruce Dern ............. Jud Treadwell
Harry Swoger ........... Rafe Degenkamp
Mark Allen ............. Bill Gaffney
Larry Breitman ......... Leo Purvis
Diane Ladd ............. Gloria Tyler
Charles Lampkin ........ Porter
And:
Milton Selzer .......... Ozzie
*
Joan Connors as Dora (uncredited ?)
Ken Roberts as Bellboy (uncredited ?)
Synopsis:
There's a jeweler's convention in town and the feature attraction
at the exhibit is a million-dollar gem display. Francis Xavier
Murphy and his gang of thieves have a plan to knock off the
exhibit. [RF]
Note:
This episode was remade as "Kojak" episode #1.12 "Last Rights of a Dead Priest"
23Jan74 [David Blake]

3.13 [80] The Detectives (60 min): POINT OF NO RETURN (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
12-Jan-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Calvin Clements
Directed by Charles Haas
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Adam West (Sgt Nelson),
Tige Andrews (Lt Russo), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Special Guest:
Robert Gist .......... Tully
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Rayford Barnes ....... Ziggy
Pamela Duncan ........ Rita
Steve Clinton ........ Benson
Leslie Wales ......... Louise Gordon
Roy Engel ............ Sheriff
Jo Helton ............ Barbara
Josh Peine ........... Everett Gordon
And:
Jerry Paris .......... Michael Hearn
*
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
*
Production Supervisor - Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor - Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director - Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography - Wilfred M. Cline, A.S.C.
Production Manager - Bruce Fowler, Jr.
Assistant Director - Mike Salamunovich
Art Director - Gibson Holley
Music Editor - Al Friede
Sound Effects - Mandine Rogne
Set Decoration - James E. Roach
Makeup Artist - Sid Perell
Edited by C. Lyle Boyer, A.C.E.
Wardrobe by Robert B. Harris
Sound - Don Rush
Producers' Assistant - Marian Carpenter
Casting - Stalmaster-Lister Co.

3.14 [81] The Detectives (60 min): CROSSED WIRES (verified on film -DB)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
19-Jan-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Antony Ellis
Directed by Richard Carlson
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
*
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Dianne Foster ............ Eleanor Curran
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Frank Sutton ............. Frank Lauter
Jean Byron ............... Livona Hart
Robert Karnes ............ Bill Weidel
Robert Brubaker .......... Joel Shackfield
William Woodsen .......... Medical Examiner
Brenda Scott ............. Irene Shackfield
Charles Maxwell .......... Corey North
And:
Ed Nelson ................ Stanley Bolen
*
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
Production Supervisor: Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor: Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director: Bill Ross
Director of Photography: Wilfred M. Cline, A.S.C.
Production Manager: Bruce Fowler, Jr.
Assistant Director: Nate Barragar
Art Director: Gibson Holley
Music Editor: Al Friede
Sound Effects: Mandine Rogne
Set Decoration: James E. Roach
Makeup Artist: Sid Perell
Edited by Anthony Wollner, A.C.E.
Wardrobe by Robert B. Harris
Sound: Don Rush
Producers' Assistant: Marian Carpenter
Casting: Stalmaster-Lister Co.
Synopsis 1:
Eleanor Curran overhears part of a telephone conversation between
two men plotting a murder. She contacts the police, but Holbrook is
stymied when she can't identify the men or their intended victim.
Synopsis 2:

A lonely woman gets a crossed line on her telephone. She overhears two thugs
discussing their murder plans - one murder has already taken place, with two
more to go. She reports the conversation to the police, and Sgt. Nelson visits
her to get details. Unfortunately she can't resist flirting with the sergeant,
and this casts doubt in his mind that the crossed line was genuine. Then the
second murder takes place, and it becomes a race against time to identify
the third victim. [D. Blake]

3.15 [82] The Detectives (60 min): NIGHT ON THE TOWN (verified on film -DB)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
26-Jan-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Elliot West
Directed by Robert Butler
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Adam West (Sgt Nelson),
Tige Andrews (Lt Russo) Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Guest Cast:
Guest Cast:
Mari Blanchard .......... Viola Cody
Grace Lee Whitney ....... Darlene
Leonard Stone ........... Silo
Alice Backes ............ Alma Prager
Pamela Curran ........... Cora
Frank Bella ............. Bellboy
Jerry Riggio ............ Maitre 'D
Stan Becker ............. MC-Stage Doorman
And:
John Abbott ............. Carl Ganzer
Arthur Malet ............ Walter Prager
*
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
"The Cat Song" - Lyric by Alfred Perry, Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
*
Production Supervisor - Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor - Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director - Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography - Wilfred M. Cline, A.S.C.
Production Manager - Bruce Fowler, Jr.
Assistant Director - Mike Salamunovich
Art Director - Gibson Holley
Music Editor - Al Friede
Sound Effects - Mandine Rogne
Set Decoration - James E. Roach
Makeup Artist - Sid Perell
Edited by C. Lyle Boyer, A.C.E.
Wardrobe by Robert B. Harris
Sound - Don Rush
Producers' Assistant - Marian Carpenter
Casting - Stalmaster-Lister Co.

3.16 [83] The Detectives (60 min): PANDORA'S BOX (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
02-Feb-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Calvin Clements
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook),Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Ford Rainey ............. John Lester
Ronnie Dapo ............. Mike Russo
Alice Backes ............ Mrs. Williams
Billy Booth ............. Justin
Kathleen Freeman ........ Betty
And:
Rita Lynn ............... Ella Russo

3.17 [84] The Detectives (60 min): THE JAGGED EDGE (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
09-Feb-1962 NBC Fri
Written by A.I. Bezzerides
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Adam West (Sgt Nelson), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
Chris Robinson ......... Charles Crown
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Paul Mazursky .......... Buddy
Harvey Korman .......... Gibson Holly
Joe Higgins ............ Sam
Rudy Dolan ............. Jack Wiley
Larry Breitman ......... Arnie
Joan Harding ........... Marsha
And:
Jean Allison ........... Violet Wiley

3.18 [85] The Detectives (60 min): THE OUTSIDER (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
16-Feb-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Barry Trivers
Directed by Thomas Carr
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Adam West (Sgt Nelson), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Patricia Huston ......... Mrs. Foster
Diane Mountford ......... Anita Foster
Peter Brocco ............ Monteros
Joe Higgins ............. Service Station Attendant
Joseph Mell ............. Janitor
Davis Roberts ........... Letter Carrier #3 (Charlie)
George E. Mather ........ Lab Man
And:
Dabbs Greer ............. The Man (Ed Foster)
*
Evan MacNeil as Donna (uncredited)
Penny Santon as Postman's Wife (uncredited)

3.19 [86] The Detectives (60 min): WALK A CROOKED LINE (verified on film -DB)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
23-Feb-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Clark Howat
Directed by Lewis Allen
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Adam West (Sgt Nelson),
Tige Andrews (Lt Russo) Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Guest Cast:
James Drury .............. Adrian
Leonard Stone ............ Barney
John Wengraf ............. Pop Varchek
Robert Bice .............. Range Officer
Kay Stewart .............. Mrs. Young
Clark Howat .............. Dick Young
George Mather ............ Mike
*
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
*
Production Supervisor - Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor - Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director - Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography - Wilfred M. Cline, A.S.C.
Production Manager - Bruce Fowler, Jr.
Assistant Director - Nate Barragar
Art Director - Gibson Holley
Wardrobe by Robert B. Harris
Sound - Don Rush
Set Decoration - James E. Roach
Makeup Artist - Sid Perell
Edited by Marsh Hendry
Music Editor - Al Friede
Sound Effects - Mandine Rogne
Producers' Assistant - Marian Carpenter
Casting - Stalmaster-Lister Co.
 
3.20 [87] The Detectives (60 min): NIGHT BOAT (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
02-Mar-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Calvin Clements
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard),
Tige Andrews (Lt Russo), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Special Guest:
Scott Marlowe ......... Frank Worden
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Jena Engstrom ......... Frances
Stanley Adams ......... Kane
Adrienne Hayes ........ Elsie
Steve Harris .......... Albert
John Brinkley ......... Georgie
Michael Keep .......... Davis
Bill Idelson .......... Lab Man
And:
Joyce Van Patten ...... Phyllis
*
Susan Hope as Baby Face (uncredited)
Synopsis:
An evening excursion boat is suspected of selling liquor to teenagers
and Capt. Holbrook assigns detectives Russo and Ballard to spend an
evening on the boat.

3.21 [88] The Detectives (60 min): ONE LOUSY WEDNESDAY (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
09-Mar-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Alvin Sapinsley
Directed by Lewis Allen
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Sean McClory ........... Swami
Lew Gallo .............. Sternwieler
Eddie Quillen .......... Noolie
Douglas Lambert ........ Pete
Gregory Irvin .......... Mike Russo
Morris Erby ............ Goddard
And:
Rita Lynn .............. Ella Russo

3.22 [89] The Detectives (60 min): THE CON MAN (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
16-Mar-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Lewis Reed
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Adam West (Sgt Nelson), Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Natalie Norwick ........ Marie
Alice Frost ............ Mrs. Bond
Herbie Faye ............ Michaels
Lillian Bronson ........ Aunt Vee
William Tannen ......... Mr. Bond
David Fresco ........... Novella
Howard Wright .......... Derelict
And:
Herschel Bernardi ...... Arizon (The Con Man)
*
Jay Della as Bartender (uncredited ?)
Synopsis:
A con artist named Arizon corners his next prospect, a Mr. Bond,
in a deserted park. [RF]

3.23 [90] The Detectives (60 min): NEVER THE TWAIN (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
23-Mar-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Calvin Clements
Directed by Richard Donner
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Adam Williams ......... Felix
Enid Jaynes ........... Yooko
John Davis Chandler .... Starr
Laurie Main ........... Colonel Driscoll
Bob Okazaki ........... Mr. Ito
And:
Ed Nelson ............. George

3.24 [91] The Detectives (60 min): THREE BLIND MICE (Part I)
3.25 [92] The Detectives (60 min): THREE BLIND MICE (Part II)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
30-Mar-1962/ 06-Apr-1962 NBC Fri
Executive Producers: Jules Levy, Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven,
Produced by Arthur H. Nadel
Written by ?
Directed by?
(end credits verified on film - possibly from pt. 2)
Starring: Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Tige Andrews (as Lt. John Russo)
Mark Goddard (as Sgt. Chris Ballard)
Adam West (as Sgt. Steve Nelson)
Special Guest Star:
Vera Miles ........... Lucy Forest
Guest Stars:
Harold J. Stone ...... Fred Forest
Marc Lawrence ........ Marcus Maroon
Philip Bourneuf ...... Arthur Serokin
With:
Bernard Fein ......... Simon Metapuff
Hugh Sanders ......... Magistrate Walsh
Marc Cavell .......... Shoeshine Boy
(Garry Wahlberg as Arch Binder) ? (not on pt 2 credts)
(Paul Carr)? (not on pt 2 credts)
*
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
*
Production Supervisor, Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director, Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Production Manager, Bruce Fowler
Assistant Director, Mike Salamunovich
*
Art Director, Gibson Holley
Wardrobe by Robert B. Harris
Sound, Don Rush
Set Decoration, James E.Roach
Makeup Artist, Sid Perell
*
Edited by Marsh Hendry
Music Editor, Al Friede
Sound Effects, Norval Crutcher, Jr.
Producer's Assistant, Marian Carpenter
Casting, Stalmaster-Lister Co.

3.26 [93] The Detectives (60 min): FINDERS KEEPERS (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
13-Apr-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Don Brinkley
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Mark Goddard (as Sgt. Chris Ballard)
Tige Andrews (as Lt. John Russo)
Adam West (as Sgt. Steve Nelson)
Guest Cast: (end credits)(small font)
Diane Mountford ..... Candy Corbett
Al Ruscio ........... Capt Navas
Marion Ross ......... Stacy Newcombe (Police woman)
David Renard ........ Alfredo
Michael Davis ....... Boy
Melora Conway ....... Mrs. Corbett
Herb Armstrong ...... Harold
And:
Richard Devon ....... Barney Hogan

3.27 [94] The Detectives (60 min): THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
20-Apr-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Lee Berg
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook)
Tige Andrews (as Lt. John Russo)
Adam West (as Sgt. Steve Nelson)
Mark Goddard (as Sgt. Chris Ballard)
Guest Cast: (end credits)(small font)
James Douglas ....... Ted Banks
Aneta Corsaut ....... Mae Banks
Sue England ......... Ann
Les Damon ........... Carter
Tyler McVey ......... Vanderow
Molly Dodd .......... Monica
And:
Ben Wright .......... Charles Banks

3.28 [95] The Detectives (60 min): THE WALLS HAVE EYES (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
27-Apr-1962 NBC Fri
Wrtitten by The Gordons
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Starring:
Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook), Tige Andrews (as Lt. John Russo)
Mark Goddard (as Sgt. Chris Ballard), Adam West (as Sgt. Steve Nelson)
Guest Cast: (end credits)(large font)
Ellen McCrae (a.k.a. Ellen Burstyn).... Nora Carver
Johnny Seven ........ Bailey
John Larkin.... Burt Jackson
Guest Cast: (end credits)(small font)
Noam Pitlik ........ Jimmy
William Bryant ..... Fowler
Marjorie Bennett ... Busybody
Joe Higgins ........ Dave Wallace
And:
Gail Kobe .......... Karen

3.29 [96] The Detectives (60 min): STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE ***** (verified on film)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
04-May-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Peter Stephens
Directed by Tom Gries
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (as Captain Matt Holbrook), Tige Andrews (as Lt. John Russo)
Adam West (as Sgt. Steve Nelson) Mark Goddard (as Sgt. Chris Ballard)
Guest Cast: (end credits)(large font)
Chris Robinson
Guest Cast: (end credits)(small font)
David Sheiner ......... Dr. Harvey
Brian Davies .......... Gary
Claude Johnson ........ Peter
Charles Wagenheim ..... Watchman
And:
John Karlen ........... Frankie

3.30 [97] The Detectives (60 min): SATURDAY EDITION (verified on film) (final episode)
Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool prod.
18-May-1962 NBC Fri
Written by Sy Salkowitz
Directed by Robert Butler
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Taylor (Capt. Holbrook), Tige Andrews (Lt Russo)
Mark Goddard (Sgt. Ballard), Adam West (Sgt Nelson)
Guest Cast: (end credits) (large font)
John Larkin ........... Jeff Martell
Guest Cast: (end credits) (small font)
Joseph Ruskin ......... B.J. Anthony
Warren Kemmerling ..... Tuna March
Susan Cupito (aka Morgan Brittany).... Leslie Martell
EleanorAudley ......... Liz Roberts
Joe Higgins ........... Archie
John Newton ........... Arnold Therman
Robert Lieb ........... Casey Shaw
*
Reva Rose as Shirley Goldberg (uncredited?)

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