David Joseph Miles, Frank Stocker: Interstate transportation of Stolen Property—Extortion.
Original air date: 12 January 1969
Rerun 8 June 1969
Inspector Lew Erskine goes after an art fraud racket. Hal Holbrook plays artist Christopher Simes, a man who gets mixed in with the underworld. The fake paintings are not of a high quality, the cars are not of a high quality and, according to the critics, neither is the plot.
We tend to disagree, because it is fun to watch Hal Holbrook in his one and only appearance on the series. He does get to romance Nan Martin, and we also get to see Noah Keen as well!
- Speaking of Hal Holbrook, he was already well known for his one-man show of Mark Twain. He first started that show in 1954, using heavy makeup. Very shortly after the death of his wife, Dixie Carter, in 2010, he performed at the Clemens Center in Elmira, NY, at age 85. He retired from that role in fall 2017, citing the travel grind. At age 94, Mr. Holbrook is still actively working as an actor.
Credits:
Directed by: Robert Day
Written by: Michael Fisher
Performer | Role
- Roger Perry | David Joseph Miles
- William Smithers | Frank Stocker
- Hal Holbrook | Christopher Simes
- Wesley Addy | Jock Mitchell
- Ellen Weston | Ruth Miles
- Noah Keen | Nicholas Allen
- John Anthony Hayes (as Anthony Hayes) | SAC Warren Sloan
- Roy Engel | Paulie Hoff
- Walter Matthews | Lawyer
- John Mayo | Todd Elkton
- Nan Martin | Susan Bell