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Starring Karl Malden & Michael Douglas
Season 1 (ABC) (1972-73)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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 [--] THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO (2 hr pilot)
16Sep72
Robert Wagner
Kim Darby
Tom Bosley
Andrew Duggan
Naomi Stevens
Brad David
Edward Andrews
Mako

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ABC Saturdays 9:00 PM Eastern

Typical Production Credits:
Executive Producer, Quinn Martin
Producer, Cliff Gould (#26)
Supervising Producer Adrian Samish (#26)
Executive Production Manager, Howard Alston (#26)
Assistant to the Executive Producer, John Conwell (#26)
Executive Story Consultant, John Wilder (#24 (#26))
In Charge of Production, Arthur Fellows (#26)

1.01 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE THIRTY YEAR PIN
(1972.09.23)
Edmond O'Brien
David Opatoshu
Eileen Heckart
Rex Holman
Leo Gordon
Synopsis:
Portrait of a cop driven to the edge by the shooting of an old friend on the force.

1.02 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE FIRST DAY OF FOREVER
(1972.09.30)
Janice Rule
James Olson
Joby Baker
Phillip Pine
Lawrence Montaigne
Ken Lynch
Synopsis:
Janice Rule as a prostitute terrorized by a psychopath.

1.03 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM HOME
(1972.10.07)
William Windom
Jacqueline Scott
Jo Ann Harris
Stephen Oliver
Robert Hogan
Dick Van Patten
Synopsis:
William Windom as a convention delegate who finds himself the prime suspect in a murder case.

1.04 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: WHOSE LITTLE BOY ARE YOU?
14Oct72
Teleplay by Cliff Gould / Story by Donn Mullaly
Directed by Walter Grauman
Guest Stars:
James Stacy
Linda Marsh
Nancy Wickwire
Richard O'Brien
co-starring
Douglas Henderson
Stephen Manley
Synopsis:
James Stacy plays a Vietnam veteran out to kidnap the son he's never seen.

1.05 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: TOWER BEYOND TRAGEDY
(1972.10.28)
Edward Mulhare
Stefanie Powers
Doris Dowling
Anne Randall
Joseph Perry
Synopsis:
Edward Mulhare as a lady's man who murders women when they try to leave him.

1.06 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: HALL OF MIRRORS
4Nov72
Written by Walter Black
Directed by Arthur Nadel
Guest Stars:
David Soul
A Martinez
with
Carmen Zapata
Priscilla Garcia
Armand Alzamora
Val De Vargas
Synopsis:
Manhunt for a Chicano youth accused of murder.

1.07 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: TIMELOCK
11Nov72
Teleplay by Charles A. McDaniel, Cliff Gould, John Wilder
Story by Charles A. McDaniel
Directed by Robert Douglas
Guest Stars:
Peter Strauss
Bernie Casey
Elaine Giftos
with
Scott Walker
Paul Marin
Felice Orlandi
Booth Colman
Synopsis:
A young parolee has been framed for murder.

1.08 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: IN THE MIDST OF STRANGERS
25Nov72
Written by Del Reisman
Directed by Robert Douglas
guest stars
David Wayne
Louise Latham
Ramon Bieri
Robert Foxworth
with
Richard Eastham
Johnnie Collins III
Synopsis:
A mystery linking a mugging to the murder of a housing commissioner.

1.09 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE TAKERS
2Dec72
Written by Gordon Trueblood, Cliff Gould and John Wilder
Directed by Arthur Nadel
guest stars
Harold Gould
Michael Lerner
Heidi Vaughn
Robert Gentry
special guest star
Barbara Baxley
with
Gary Clarke ............ Airport Operational Clerk
Synopsis:
"The Takers" were two women who shared an apartment, used men and met the same fate: murder.

1.10 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE YEAR OF THE LOCUSTS
(1972.12.09)
George Voskovec
Michael Ansara
Christopher Stone
Penny Santon
John Roper
Philip Ahn
Synopsis:
About a family of gypsy con artists, including a killer son-in-law.

1.11 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE BULLET
16Dec72
Directed by Walter Grauman
guest stars
Carl Betz
Geraldine Brooks
Patrick Conway
Barney Phillips
Peter Hobbs
Robert Cleaves
Synospsis:
A murder witness is concealing evidence rather than reveal his link with the victim.

1.12 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: BITTER WINE
23Dec72
teleplay by Hal Sitowitz and John Wilder
story by Hal Sitowitz
directed by Christopher Nyby
guest stars
Nehemiah Persoff
Scott Marlowe
Michael Glaser
Donna Baccala
Michael Margotta
Synopsis:
Family drama about a man who's taking a murder rap for his brother. Nehemiah Persoff
plays the unforgiving father.

1.13 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: A TROUT IN THE MILK
06Jan73 ABC Sat
Roscoe Lee Browne
Brenda Sykes
Carol Lawson
Allen Emerson
Ed Lauter
Synopsis:
Stone and Keller investigate a flamboyant poet (Roscoe Lee Browne) and his daughter,
prime suspects in a murder case.

1.14 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: DEATH WATCH
13Jan73 ABC Sat
Nicholas Colasanto
Victor French
Anthony Caruso
Rodolfo Hoyos
Eugene Mazzola
Carlos Romero
Synopsis:
"Deathwatch" deals with an alien smuggling operation.

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Moves from ABC Saturdays to ABC Thursdays
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1.15 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: ACT OF DUTY
18Jan73 ABC Thur
Producer, Cliff Gould
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
director of photography Jacques R. Marquette, A.S.C.
Guest Star:
Michael Burns
Special Guest Star:
Brenda Vaccaro
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Keith Andes ............ Col. Frawley
Judith McConnell ....... Evelyn Hennick
Fred Sadoff ............ Dr. Lenny Murchison (recurring)
Anne Collings .......... Nancy Connors
with:
Carlton Young, James Sikking, Lee Harris, Grace Bauer,
Charles B. Dorset, Henry Chazann
Synopsis:
Brenda Vaccaro as a policewoman who's after the man who killed her roommate.

1.16 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE SET-UP
25Jan73
Producer, Cliff Gould
Written by Douglas Roberts
Directed by George McGowan
Stuart Whitman
Jason Evers
Claudine Longet
Jack Albertson
George D. Wallace
Synopsis:
Stuart Whitman as a hit man whose former boss wants him dead.

1.17 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: A COLLECTION OF EAGLES
(1973.02.01)
John Saxon
Belinda Montgomery
Joseph Cotten
William Gray Espy
Synopsis:
A collection of rare coins is about to fall prey to a thief.

1.18 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: A ROOM WITH A VIEW
8Feb73
Directed by Walter Grauman
guest stars
Michael Strong
Richard Anderson
Shirley Knight Hopkins
Betty Ann Rees
Sandy Kenyon
Eddie Ryder
Synopsis:
A doomed romance between a teacher and a contract killer.

1.19 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: DEADLINE
15Feb73
Producer, Cliff Gould
Written by David Friedkin
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Director of Photography Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Barry Sullivan
Geoffrey Deuel
Greg Mullavey
Co-Starring:(end credits)
Richard Bull ......... Medical Examiner
David McLean ......... Harbor Master
Anna Lee ............. Mrs. Claridge
Thomas Kirk .......... Roland Claridge
With:
Alan Caillou, Joe Kiksak, Terrence O'Connor, Chris Beaumont
Lee Harris, Bob Trebor, Wayne Grace
And the:
American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco:
William Ball, John Hancock, Roberta Callahan, Deborah S. May
Synopsis:
Barry Sullivan as a killer who's pinning his girlfriend's murder on a rival.

1.20 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: TRAIL OF THE SERPENT
(1973.02.22)
Cal Bellini
Brad David
Frank Michael Liu
Hal Smith
Brian Tochi
Paul Micale
Shelley Morrison
Synopsis:
Lt. Stone (Karl Malden) is kidnapped by a gang who want to exchange him for their jailed leader.

1.21 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE HOUSE ON HYDE STREET
01Mar1973
Producer, Cliff Gould
Teleplay by John Wilder / Story by Cliff Osmond
Directed by Walter Grauman
Director of Photography Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Lew Ayres
Albert Salmi
Clint Howard
Special Guest Star:
Joyce Van Patten
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Kerr ............ Gerald O' Brien (recurring)
Kerry MacLane ........ Tommy Cochran
Michael Morgan ....... Mark Dunham
Jay W. MacIntosh ..... Mrs. Dunham
With:
Bill Baldwin, Jan Stratton, Shirley Slater, Michael Falco,
Frank Albertson
A recluse (Lew Ayres) who inhabits a strange old mansion comes
under suspicion when a young boy disappears.

1.22 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: BEYOND VENGEANCE
08Mar73
Producer, Cliff Gould
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Joe Don Baker
Darleen Carr as Jeannie (Mike Stone's teenage daughter) (recurring)
Ken Swofford
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Norman Alden ......... Sgt. Dan Healy
Robert F. Simon ...... Captain Rudy Olsen
Julie Mannix ......... Valerie Mercer
With:
Claudio Martinez, Rosa Turich, Byron Mabe, Lee Harris,
Abigail Shelton, Adele Claire, David Brandon, Craig Kelly.
Synopsis 1:
Mike Stone is desperate to find the man who murdered one of his daughters classmates.
Synopsis 2:
A vengeful ex-con is out to repay Stone for a jail term. His sure-fire plan is to kill the cop's daughter.

1.23 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE ALBATROSS
15Mar73
Producer, Cliff Gould
Teleplay by Cliff Gould & John Wilder/ Story by Cliff Gould
Directed by Robert Day
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette, A.S.C.
Music Supervisor, John Elizalde
Guest Stars:
Ed Nelson
Kaz Garas
Douglas V. Fowley
*
Co-Starring (end credits)
John Kerr ........... Gerald O'Brien
Jim Antonio ......... Robert Courtney
Roy Applegate ....... Danny
Arch Whiting ........ Gunshop Clerk
With:
Alex Henteloff, Lee Harris, Jay Jacobus, Claire Brennen,
George Neise, Bob Trebor, Dan Caldwell, Jack Starr, Bob Harris
Synopsis:
An irate father (Ed Nelson) takes the law into his own hands when his son's killer
(Kaz Garas) is freed on a legal technicality.

1.24 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: SHATTERED IMAGE 
22Mar73
Producer, Cliff Gould
Teleplay by by Guerdon Trueblood / Story by Roland Wolpert and Jack Guss
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette A.S.C.
Guest Stars
Barbara Rush
Dick Sargent
Jim Davis
Jeff Corey
Richard Ely
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Scott Hylands ........ Skip Hunter
Robert F. Simon ...... Capt. Rudy Olsen
With:
Lee Harris, Robert Rhodes, Louis Picetti, Stu Klitsner,
Jimmy Diamond, Gene Nelson, John Lester, Joe Nobriga, Mike Steele.
Synopsis:
Mike Stone suspects that that a rising politician's death
by a spear gun was not accidental.

1.25 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: THE UNICORN
(1973.04.05)
Richard Egan
Charles Aidman
Mitchell Ryan
Jonathan Lippe
William Bramley
David McLean
Bill Williams
Synopsis:
Cobra venom: why did a longshoreman steal it and why does the syndicate want it back?

1.26 [--] The Streets of San Francisco: LEGION OF THE LOST
12Apr73
Producer, Cliff Gould
Written by Calvin Clements
Directed by Robert Douglas
Director of Photography, Jacques R. Marquette, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Leslie Nielsen
Karen Carlson
Tom Troupe
Special Guest Star:
Dean Stockwell
*
Co-Starring:(end credits)
Eddie Firestone ....... George Peele
Vaughn Taylor ......... Harry Gates
With:
Sam Edwards, David Fresco, Andy Albin, Charles Wagenheim,
Al Nalbandian, Ray K. Goman, Stack Pierce, Nancy Roth,
Nancy Werman, Max Kleven
Synopsis:
Mike Stone goes undercover to investigate a series of murders in a community of drunks.
Lt. Stone is posing as a bum to solve derelicts' deaths.

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