Mannix tries to find a black former boxing champion, suspected of murdering a briber that corrupts young fighters.Mannix tries to find a black former boxing champion, suspected of murdering a briber that corrupts young fighters.Mannix tries to find a black former boxing champion, suspected of murdering a briber that corrupts young fighters.
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Sandra Ann Roberts
- Lisa
- (as Sandra Roberts)
Orwin C. Harvey
- Victim
- (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni
- Boxer in ring
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGuest stars Brock Peters and Kim Hamilton had in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) portrayed the accused, Tom Robinson, and his wife Helen.
- GoofsWhen Sonny looks at the ring and sees the flashback of him fighting, it would have been in 1954 based on the picture of him hanging in the hallway. However everyone in the arena is wearing current day 1970s clothing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mad Men: The Milk and Honey Route (2015)
Featured review
MANNIX AND THE BEAT UP BOXER.
Every cop show, sooner or later, has a boxer in trouble story. Robert Pirosh, who wrote five episodes for the series, ties this together rather well, accent more on drama, and applause for the acting.
Brock Peters plays a once famous boxer named Sonny, now accused of murder. The dirty secret is he's burned out and set up as the perfect fall guy in what looks to be an open and shut case. Peters is best known for his outstanding role in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. He also served as the fleet admiral in two STAR TREK movie in the late 80s.
The supporting cast is also the best. Kim Hamilton plays Hallie and look for veteran actress Juanita Moore. Moore was one of a few black actresses at the time to receive an Oscar nomination, well remembered as the housekeeper in IMITATION OF LIFE.
George Tobias (BEWITCHED), a veteran of Warner Brothers war films in the 1940s, plays Dalton.
SO WHODUNIT? Watch very carefully, and for some well staged fight scenes.
Historically speaking, this was filmed at the legendary Olympic Auditorium in downton LA. Opened in 1925, the auditorum was the setting for the 1932 Olympics and a major hub for boxing, roller derbies and music events. In 2005 the building was purchased by the Korean Christian Church.
SEASON 4 EPISODE 3 remastered CBS dvd box set.
Brock Peters plays a once famous boxer named Sonny, now accused of murder. The dirty secret is he's burned out and set up as the perfect fall guy in what looks to be an open and shut case. Peters is best known for his outstanding role in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. He also served as the fleet admiral in two STAR TREK movie in the late 80s.
The supporting cast is also the best. Kim Hamilton plays Hallie and look for veteran actress Juanita Moore. Moore was one of a few black actresses at the time to receive an Oscar nomination, well remembered as the housekeeper in IMITATION OF LIFE.
George Tobias (BEWITCHED), a veteran of Warner Brothers war films in the 1940s, plays Dalton.
SO WHODUNIT? Watch very carefully, and for some well staged fight scenes.
Historically speaking, this was filmed at the legendary Olympic Auditorium in downton LA. Opened in 1925, the auditorum was the setting for the 1932 Olympics and a major hub for boxing, roller derbies and music events. In 2005 the building was purchased by the Korean Christian Church.
SEASON 4 EPISODE 3 remastered CBS dvd box set.
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