Stanley Chasen, Ronald Selwyn, Alan Nevins: Theft From Interstate Shipment and Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property And Aircraft
Original air date: 24 February 1974
Rerun 28 July 1974
A gang of thieves is double-crossed by a fence (played by Khigh Dhiegh) when things turn ugly.
The bad guys throw someone off of a plane they fly to Wyoming, but that person manages to parachute. As the plane lands, two cyclists who are Good Samaritans observe it—and see the bad guys take off in a blue Ford van.
Fast forward: Bishop talks with his girlfriend, who convinces him to call the Sheriff’s office. Problem is, Stanley Chasen (Henry Silva) catches him—and promptly shoots him. He does live, though.
He and his moll (Sharon Farrell) end up in Seattle, where they get into a fender bender, and then a police chase. By this time, there are far fewer shootings on the series, but a lot more violence directed toward automobiles! I guess that would enable Ford Motor Company to sell more cars!!!
By this time, Inspector Erskine and SAC Daniels are on the Seattle waterfront, where they find from an informant (whom Erskine knows from back when) that the money is to be fenced in Hong Kong. Good scene! The bad guys try to exit Seattle by ship; it’s no Love Boat, though!
Another great cast:
- Henry Silva makes the second of his two appearances on The FBI. While he mostly has played bad guys, he also has played heroes in Italian films, too. A most interesting actor, Mr. Silva was born in Brooklyn in 1928 to a Puerto Rican family. He began his acting career in 1955, and is fluent in Spanish and Italian, as well as English. As of September 2019, he is still with us.
- Khigh Dhiegh, who played “Wo Fat”, the Red Chinese agent who was a recurring villain on Hawaii Five-O, was actually born Kenneth Dickerson in New Jersey in 1910. Of Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese, Mr. Dhiegh authored multiple books on Taoist philosophy, including “The Eleventh Wing.” He died in 1991.
Credits:
Directed by: Robert Douglas
Written by: Calvin Clements
Production Code: 196501
Performer| Role
- Norman Alden | Worth
- Belinda Balaski | Sue
- Jana Ballan | Ruth
- Randall Carver | Don
- Burr DeBenning | Richard Bishop
- Lee de Broux | Alan Nevins
- Khigh Dhiegh | John Chong
- Sharon Farrell | Lee Thomas
- Jack Ging | Ronald Selwyn
- Henry Silva | Stanley Chasen
- Walter Burke | Arnie Hellings
- Laura Lacey | Thelma Garrison
- William Swan | Ship’s Purser
- Don McGovern | Al Garrison
- With: Tom Bellan, Jean Frasier, John Pickard, Tom Waters, Hoke Howell, George Ball and Richard Gittings.