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Run for Your Life: A Rage for Justice: Part 2 (1967)
Courtroom Drama
Paul Bryan (Ben Gazzara) is set to defend Dave Corbett (Ossie Davis), who escaped with Paul from communist Albania in the previous episode, in a military. Dave was in the US military and had defected with his wife to Albania. Major Joe Rankin (Sam Wanamaker) is the military prosecutor who wants this case to be his last hurrah in the military. Paul Bryan tries to get information that will not prove his client innocent but prove extenuating circumstances. Most of the plot is rather standard 60s courtroom drama, but the last twist and Major Joe Rankin's reaction to it is somewhat original and interesting.
Run for Your Life: Flight from Tirana: Part 1 (1967)
Albanian Spy Drama
This episode has some nice twists and turns, and involves Paul Bryan (Ben Gazzara) staying with an American defector couple, played by Ossie Davis and Gloria Edwards, in Communist Tirana, Albania. They depict Albania as a standard communist country that was a CCP puppet nation, and have Chinese agents at the court proceedings. Paul Bryan is there to help with the legal defense of a American man he met while skiing in Greece near the border with Albania, and has since then been arrested as a spy. One of the plot elements (hidden real information) does not fit in with the rest of the plot, but still it is entertaining and story moves quickly.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: White Snow - Red Ice (1964)
Walter Matthau is a great bad guy!
A nice little Cold War spy comedy with Jack Kelly as the handsome hero, Senta Berger as the beautiful tricky leading lady, and Walter Matthau as the over-the-top bad guy. It is like a great little B movie. It starts in the ski resort in the Alps where Fred Piper (Jack Kelly) is sent to negotiate the release of a captured U. S. scientist by his family. Tom Gregory (Walter Matthau) is a communist agent posing as an American tourist who Fred Piper is meet. Mia (Senta Berger) is a beautiful lady that Fred Piper meets of the ski slope who wishes to defect to the America and needs help crossing the border.
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
Support Your Local Outlaw
The same people behind "Support Your Local Sheriff" and "Support Your Local Gunfighter" made this movie. Although It is not as good, or as original as either of the above mentioned movies, it has a similar sense of humor and tone. Don Meredith replaces James Garner as the male lead and although he is very likeable he is no actor. They elevated Suzanne Pleshette into the starring role to carry the movie. As in the Support Your movies Burt Kennedy directs based on a script by William Bowers with Harry Morgan, and Gene Evans also starring. While it is certainly not a great movie, it is certainly a nice average western comedy.
The Stu Erwin Show: Father Picks a Queen (1951)
Joyce enters Homecoming Queen Contest
A homecoming queen contest is held by the school newspaper with Stu as judge and Joyce enters the contest.
The Stu Erwin Show: One of the Boys (1955)
Zelda and Dobie
Dwayne Hickman guest stars as Glenn a basketball player. Sheila James Kuehl and Dwayne Hickman's propinquity started years before they became Zelda Gilroy and Dobie Gillis. It turns out that Jackie is a great basketball shooter. Wonderfully dated program with many bygone attitudes.
The O. Henry Playhouse: Wit's End (1957)
A boxer's manager is at Wti's End.
A boxer retires from boxing for unknown reasons and his manager (Morey Amsterdam) is at Wit's End to understand why. He goes to O. Henry for help. It is a simple plot but told effectively, the boxing scenes are not very realistic, but entertaining.
Vacation Playhouse: Sybil (1965)
Unsold pilot about a Wood Nymph named Sybil
Suzy Parker portrays a wood nymph named Sybil who with the assistance of her boss Wilfred Hyde-White tries to save human souls. She is sent to help a would be thief portrayed by John Ericson. There is a inside joke about stealing from a store named Dillman's. Miss Parker had recently married actor Bradford Dillman in real life.
Vacation Playhouse: Three on an Island (1965)
Unsold pilot for "How to Marry a Millionaire" type show
Three beautiful young ladies live together in an apartment. One decides to help a boxer portrayed by Jody McCrea (son of Joel McCrea), and they all pitch in to help.
The Cara Williams Show: That Little Old Dressmaker Me (1964)
Space Technology Dress
The firm has much left over material from manufacturing astronaut and see potential of making dresses from material. They hire a French fashion designer and Cara schemes to model the first dress.
Shannon: The Embezzler's Daughter (1961)
Shannon from Yuma to Los Angeles by car with teenage girl.
Shannon (George Nader) transports a young girl to Los Angeles in the hopes of catching her father who is an embezzler for his insurance company. The episode consists mostly conversations between teenage girl and tough guy Shannon. There is a good dry lake bed car chase scene and the episode in well written by Gene Roddenberry.
December Bride: Nurse Is Fired (1959)
Madame X Cries
Pete & Gladys have an unnamed baby, referred to as Madame X. Pete hires a domineering Nanny. Everyone tries to help out with the baby with comical results and against the Nanny's orders.
The Other Fellow (1937)
Edgar Kennedy as a many bad drivers
Edgar Kennedy plays multiple roles in this driver safety comedy made by Chevrolet. Corny comedy, and interesting old cars. Made as driver educational film about defensive driving.
December Bride: High Sierras (1955)
Dan Duryea Guest Stars
Lily (Spring Byington) and Hilda (Verna Felton) decide to go camping in the mountains and they pitch their tent next to Dan Duryea's cabin. Of course, there a lot of hijinks and pranks involved. A silly episode, but entertaining.
Dangerous Assignment: The Art Treasure Story (1952)
Tampico Express
Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) goes to Laredo and finds a dead agent. He then catches the Tampico Express to catch the killer and find papers detailing where the Hapsburg art treasures are hidden. Good atmosphere on train and in the night lit up by car lights.
Dangerous Assignment: The Red Queen Story (1952)
Stolen rubber in Singapore
Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) goes to Singapore to find the Red Queen who knows about where stolen U.S. rubber is. Percy Helton guest stars and adds some personality to this episode. No outdoors scenes. The episode takes mostly in a bar.
Dangerous Assignment: The Civil War Map Story (1952)
Richmond, VA then by train to Miami.
Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) goes to exotic Richmond, VA (my hometown) to start this assignment. He then takes a train to Miami. Many of the typical Southern stereotypes and expressions are used for this episode. Dick Elliott who played Mayor Pike on Andy Griffith Show guest stars. I found this episode to be better than most and very entertaining.
Dangerous Assignment: The Briefcase Story (1952)
Szabo's Briefcase
Steve Mitchel (Brian Donlevy) goes to Paris, France to protect a briefcase which is has necessary papers for a conference. I like how the stage version of the Paris Metro has trash all over it. A veritable treasure trove of adventure and Paris show cliches, but still a pleasant fast moving episode
Dangerous Assignment: The Piece of String Story (1952)
Dynamite!
Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) goes to Panama to find someone who has been stealing dynamite. Hugh Beaumont guest stars
Dangerous Assignment: The Parachute Story (1952)
Behind the Iron Curtain
Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) goes to Copenhagen in order to catch another plane to parachute into Margovia? to retrieve a document containing a confession.
Dangerous Assignment: The Paris Sewer Story (1952)
Paris criminal underground.
Steve Mitchell goes to Paris, France to infiltrate the French criminal espionage underground. The weakest episode I have seen of the series so far. Many French cliches.
Dangerous Assignment: The Dead General Story (1952)
Is the General dead?
Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) is sent to the Balkans to retrieve File 72 from General Traska. John Dehner guest stars. I enjoyed this episode and the dark humor involving the disappearance of the General.
Dangerous Assignment: The Mine Story (1952)
Steve Mitchell goes Mining.
Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) is smuggled behind the the Iron Curtain to work in uranium mine and get information from miner. Michael Ansara guest stars.
Dangerous Assignment: The Havana Microfilm Story (1952)
Steve Mitchell undercover.
There is a US government information leak. Steve Mitchell (Brian Donlevy) poses as security guard and then later as traitor in Havana.
Margie: Madame President (1962)
James Brolin guest stars.
Margie(Cynthia Pepper) decides to run for student president against Freddie Coates (James Brolin). Margie's friends organizes a War of Sexes to win election. Very dated episode. I think many women viewers might find the episode sexist, but it is supposed to be set in the 1920s, and others would watch to see a very young James Brolin.