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The Classic TV Archive - US Reporter
Series
Target:
The Corruptors
Episode Guide -
November 2005
(ep #1.6 #1.10 #1.14 #1.19 #1.24)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Cindy Rumbold, Tom Alger, Sal Crisanti
references
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TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS
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Velie-Burrows-Ackerman production
Four Star
Television
for
ABC (Fridays 10:00pm EST)
Co-Producers Lester Velie,
John Burrows,
Leonard Ackerman
Based on articles by
Lester Velie
US Crime Reporter series 1961-62 35 episodes x 60 min bw
starring
Stephen McNally as Paul Marino
with
Robert Harland as Jack Flood
Premise:
An investigative reporter reveals corruption in high places.
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35 episodes
ABC Fridays 10:00 pm Eastern
[01] Target: The Corruptors: THE MILLION DOLLAR DUMP
(verified on film -SC)
29Sep61 ABC
DIRECTED BY DON MEDFORD
TELEPLAY BY PALMER THOMPSON # DON BRINKLEY # CHRISTOPHER KNOPF/
STORY BY PALMER THOMPSON
BASED ON THE WRITINGS OF LESTER VELIE
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
GUEST CAST:
WALTER MATTHAU ......... MARTIN 'BOOKS' KRAMER,
PETER FALK ......... NICK LONG,
ROBERT MIDDLETON ......... FRANK GUIDO,
STEVE CONTE ......... LOU PASTA,
RICHARD DEVON,
ARLINE SAX,
MICHAEL GRANGER,
ALLEN JAFFE.
ARTHUR BATANIDES
PAUL SORENSON
SYNOPSIS:
REPORTER PAUL MARINO INVESTIGATES A CORRUPT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, CONNECTED
WITH A CRIME SYNDICATE, WHO IS CHARGEING INDEPENDENT TRASH HAULERS HIGH FEES
TO BE A MEMBER. [SC]
[02] Target: The Corruptors: PIER 60
6Oct 61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Jack Klugman .................. Dutch Kleberg
Karen Steele .................. Marie Kleberg
Vic Morrow (Combat)
with
Paul Lambert .................. Jim Korman
Bill Zuckert .................. Andy Gore
1.03
[--] Target: The Corruptors: THE PLATINUM HIGHWAY
13Oct61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
guest star
Dan O'Herlihy ................. Walter Cannon
with
Frank Sutton .................. Sabol
John Lupton ................... Amber
Synopsis:
A highway tunnel collapses, and a number of motorists are killed. State
Senator Walter Cannon says he's going to investigate the accident - and
Marino, who suspects a possible swindle, decides that he's going to
investigate Cannon. [TA]
1.04
[--] Target: The Corruptors: THE INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT
20Oct61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
guest star
Edmond O'Brien ................ Ollie Crown
with
Felicia Farr .................. Ronnie Dale
Edward Kemmer ................. Bert Bale
Robert Burton ....... ......... Larkin
Chuck Couch ................... Finley
Synopsis:
Lobbyist Ollie Crown enjoys boasting about his influence on the state
legislature. Marino suspects that Crown's reputation as an ethical
operator conceals an unethical method of getting the lawmakers under
his thumb. [TA]
[05] Target: The Corruptors: THE POPPY VENDOR
27Oct61 ABC Fri
Written by Les Pine
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Gena Rowlands ................. Marian Praisewater
Robert Loggia ................. Johnny Praisewater
John Marley ................... Captain Maxwell
Don Gordon .................... Benji
David White ................... Mr. Welcome (Bewitched)
After a story on the illicit drug trade, Marino gets more than
he bargained for.
1.06 [--] Target: The Corruptors: BITE OF A TIGER
03Nov61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
guest stars
Thomas Gomez ............ Shannon
Ed Begley ............... Stu Hayes
Lee Philips ............. Michael Hayes
with
Ed Prentiss ............. Constantine
Joe Bernard ............. Hare
Robert F. Simon ......... Wilson
Synopsis:
Marino is doubtful when young D.A. Michael Hayes says he's going to clean up
the city's corrupt administration - Hayes was elected with the support of
the shady politicians he claims to be after. [RF]
[07] Target: The Corruptors: TOUCH OF EVIL
10Nov61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Ray Walston ................... O'Sullivan (My Favorite Martian)
Lee Kinsolving ................ Cornelius Linsky
with
Billy M. Greene ............... Fi' Buck
Edie Hanley ................... Kulick
Stephen Barringer ............. Joey
Ron Kipling ................... Greg Roberts
[08] Target: The Corruptors: MR. MEGALOMANIA
17Nov61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Wendell Corey ................. Jud Grantham
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Frank Manzak
Scott Marlowe ................. Phil Manzak
with
Elaine Devry .................. Lorrie
Leonard Stone ................. Harry
Lorraine Miller ............... Joyce Grantham
[09] Target: The Corruptors: THE GOLDEN CARPET
24Nov61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Larry Blyden .................. Chuck Buxter
Edward Asner .................. Tyler (Lou Grant)
Joanna Barnes ................. Ann Fielding
with
Mavis Neal .................... Grace Abbott
Sylvia Daneel ................. Tina Ballardi
Dennis Cross .................. Reichert
1.10 [--] Target: The Corruptors: TO WEAR A BADGE
01Dec61 ABC Fri
written by Harry Essex and Gene Roddenberry
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
guest stars
Robert Vaughn ........... Lace
Robert Culp ............. Meeker
Jacqueline Scott
Royal Dano .............. Jesse
Michael Constantine ..... Swedon
with
John Kellogg ............ Bell
Garry Walberg ........... Nichols
Synopsis:
The gambling combine in the town of Verdun insists that poker casinos
are not corrupting the community. But Marino suspects that the local
crime rate is higher than the public knows. [RF]
[11] Target: The Corruptors: SILENT PARTNER
08Dec61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Luther Adler .................. Victor Cobalt
Robert H. Harris .............. Charlie Schatz
Everett Sloane
Harold J. Stone
with
Tony Carbone .................. Neal
Henry Beckman
Hayden Rorke
[12] Target: The Corruptors: PRISON EMPIRE
15Dec61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest star
Preston Foster ................ Harvey Bragen
with
Evans Evans ................... Sunshine
Frank Ferguson ................ Blakely
Ray Kellogg ................... Allie Lewis
Charles Aidman ................ Arnold
Chuck Bail .................... Jeski
Betty Lou Gerson .............. Shelley
[13] Target: The Corruptors: THE FIX
22Dec61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Frank Lovejoy ................. Judge Loren Tolliver
Harry Townes .................. Knight
with
S. John Launer ................ Connors
Brooke Hayward ................ Mary
1.14 [--] Target: The Corruptors: QUICKSAND
29Dec61 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
guest stars
Steve Forrest ........... T.C. Miller
Richard Long ............ Bill Burnett
Eduardo Ciannelli ....... Kellas
Sarah Marshall .......... Lori Burnett
Synopsis:
Bill Burnett, crusading deputy district attorney, suddenly resigns his
job and joins the law firm of T.C. Miller - reputed head of the local
bookmaking operation. [RF]
[15] Target: The Corruptors: A MAN IS WAITING TO BE MURDERED
05Jan62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Burt Brinckerhoff ............. Mike Jessan
Brian Donlevy ................. Pete
Jacques Aubuchon .............. George Lane
[16] Target: The Corruptors: ONE FOR THE ROAD
12Jan62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Walter Matthau ................ Michael Callahan
Irene Hervey .................. Nora Tremaine
(mother of singer Jack Jones)
David Brian ................... Chairman Tremaine
Constance Ford ................ Ruby
Simon Scott ................... Mars
Linda Lawson .................. Carolyn
[17] Target: The Corruptors: PLAY IT BLUE
19Jan62 ABC Fri
written by Alexander Richards, Richard Landau and Harry Essex
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Dean Jones .................... Barry Steele
Harold J. Stone ............... Al Deus
with
Tony Monaco ................... Ray Logan
Jean Willes ................... Arlen Cash
Adrianne Ellis ................ Glory Anders
Arthur Tenen .................. Walter
Paul Phillips ................. Doug Douglas
Michael Hagen ................. technician
[18] Target: The Corruptors: CHASE THE DRAGON
26Jan62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Jack Klugman .................. Greg Paulson
Keye Luke ..................... Chang Sui (Kung Fu)
Cely Carrillo ................. Kim Loo
with
Barry Kelley .................. Manly
Allen Jung .................... Wang
1.19 [--] Target: The Corruptors: THE MIDDLE MAN
Four Star prod. no. 4529
02Feb62 ABC Fri
Produced by John Burrows & Leonard Ackerman
Directed by David Alexander
Teleplay by Morton Fine & David Friedkin
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
guest star
David Janssen ........... Robbie Wilson
with
Diana Millay ............ Patricia Wilson
Vaughn Taylor ........... Mr. Wilson
Edward Holmes ........... Hollis
Will Corey .............. Sydney
Pamela Curran
Dennis Cross
Synopsis:
Investigating a furniture manufacturing firm and the employees' union,
leads Marino to believe that there is a possibility of an illegal contract
which violates the employees rights. [RF]
[20] Target: The Corruptors: VIVA VEGAS
09Feb62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Suzanne Pleshette ............. Hank Rossi
Jack Oakie .................... Billy Stowe
with
Joey Forman ................... Marty Alexander
Kenneth Tobey ................. Delaney
George Neise .................. Vito
Vaughn Taylor
Diana Millay
[21] Target: The Corruptors: FORTRESS OF DESPAIR
16Feb62 ABC Fri
written by Les Ralston
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Lynn Loring ................... Terry Farmer
Joyce Van Patten .............. Madeline
with
Than Wyenn .................... Hamilton
June Vincent .................. Alicia Farmer
Selette Cole .................. Maggie
Mercedes Shirley .............. Rose
[22] Target: The Corruptors: THE WRECKER
02Mar62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Luther Adler .................. Jonathan Adler
Cloris Leachman
Linden Chiles ................. Harvey Warner
with
Louise Pinell
Claire Griswold ............... Ann
Don Hanmer .................... Max Nord
Adrienne Marden ............... Marie Amber
[23] Target: The Corruptors: BABES IN WALL STREET
09Mar62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Harry Guardino ................ Rick Manet
Barbara Eden .................. Lili (I Dream of Jeannie)
Philip Abbott ................. Carl Benham
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Hans Weltman
with
Paul Bryar .................... Ned Cope
Salvador BAguez ............... Granton
Gene Benton ................... Tasker
1.24 [--] Target: The Corruptors: MY NATIVE LAND
16Mar62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally (as Paul Marino)
guest stars
Cesar Romero ............ Dimitris Hagias
Ilka Windish ............ Eleni
Jerome Cowan ............ A.J. Bayliss
Will Kuluva ............. Captain Kosta
with
Ben Astar ............... Big Nick Andreadis
Dan Grayam .............. Charrandas
Synopsis:
Flood is in Greece doing some undercover work on international smuggling
operations. He discovers Dimitris Hagias, an expatriated American gangster,
is running the whole show - and that Hagias is planning to re-enter the
United States. [RF]
email:
DEAR SIR--- HOW MAY I GET A COPY OF THIS SEGMENT ? MY NAME IS DAN GRAYAM AND
I PLAYED BIG NICK CHANDRROS. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT DANJ0902@AOL.COM---- I WOULD
BE VERY APPRECIATIVE --- THANKS IN ADVANCE --- DAN GRAYAM
[25] Target: The Corruptors: THE MALIGNENT HEARTS
23Mar62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Sidney Blackmer ............... T.C. Muffett
James Gregory ................. Terran (Barney Miller)
with
Robert Hernandez .............. Joselito Gomez
Ann Morrison .................. Katie Terran
Mario Roccuzzo ................ Tony McLaughlin
Jacqueline Ravell ............. Eileen Wainwright
David Macklin ................. Francis Jones
William A. Hines .............. Tom Penny
Kelly Thordsen ................ Mantioni
[26] Target: The Corruptors: A MAN'S CASTLE
30Mar62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Scott Marlowe ................. Tito
Robert Emhardt ................ Pebbles
with
Miriam Colon .................. Luz
Jack Elam ..................... Stickface
Joe Dominguez ................. Rodriguez
Naomi Stevens ................. Mrs. Kliger
[27] Target: The Corruptors: JOURNEY INTO MOURNING
13Apr62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Keenan Wynn ................... Claude Ivy
Ivan Dixon .................... Bliss (Hogan's Heroes)
Warren Oates .................. Billy Joe (Stoney Burke)
Royal Dano .................... Sepic
with
Parley Baer ................... Mr. Pitts
Vito Scotti ................... Garcia
Lillian Buyeff ................ Mrs. Pitts
Frank Ferguson ................ Jebson
Charles Horvath ............... Schumidt
Ray Kellogg ................... Schattuck
[28] Target: The Corruptors: THE BLIND GODDESS
20Apr62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Margaret Hayes ................ Mrs. Leroy
Macdonald Carey ............... Judge Andrew Leroy
Robert Middleton .............. Dolan
with
Carla Huston .................. Ann
[29] Target: The Corruptors: A BOOK OF FACES
27Apr62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Martin Balsam ................. Jeffrey Marvin
Shirley Knight ................ Phyllis
Constance Ford ................ Shirley Germaine
Jeanette Nolan ................ Eugenie Tzigorin
(wife of actor John McIntire)
Virginia Christine ............ Lorraine
(Mrs. Olson in all those coffee commercials)
with
Allyn Joslyn .................. Frank Brandon
[30] Target: The Corruptors: LICENSE TO STEAL
04May62 ABC Fri
Directed by Thomas Carr [SC]
Written by Joe Stone [SC]
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Harold J. Stone ............... Allie Janowitz
Gene Evans .................... Johnny Farmer
Sonja Wilde ................... Maria
with
John O'Day .................... Sailor Maxwell
Herb Pacheco .................. Kid Contreras
Henry Beckman ................. Gil Dayton
Charles Horvath ............... Pete Willis
[31] Target: The Corruptors: YANKEE DOLLAR
11May62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Robert F. Simon
Hope Holiday .................. Ellie Gordon
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Gorman (Gilligan's Island)
Alfred Ryder .................. Col. Ferriera
Nestor Paiva .................. General MArtinez
Frank Aletter ................. Dan Wallace
William Conrad (Cannon, Jake and the Fatman)
[32] Target: The Corruptors: THE ORGANIZER pt. 1 18May62 ABC Fri
[33] Target: The Corruptors: THE ORGANIZER pt. 2 25May62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Brian Keith ........... George Vaclavic (Hardcastle & McCormick)
Burt Brinckerhoff ..... Jack Murray
Jack Warden ........... Jerry Skala (Crazy Like A Fox)
Richard Anderson ...... Earl Gilmore
Murray Hamilton ....... Eddie Murray
Jo Helton ............. Rose Vaclavic
Maxine Stuart ......... Sheila Murray
Michael Davis ......... Theo Vaclavic
Joey Faye ............. Joe Esposito
Carl Benton Reid ...... Senator Loomis
[34] Target: The Corruptors: NOBODY GETS HURT
01Jun62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
Kevin McCarthy
Michael Parks (Then Came Bronson)
Russell Collins
[35] Target: The Corruptors: GOODBYE, CHILDREN (final episode)
08Jun62 ABC Fri
Starring: Stephen McNally
guest stars
John Ericson
Bethel Leslie
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