This is the type entry that won the series its classic reputation. The opening provides a great hook with a neat twist. So who set up the trap in the gal's apartment and why; Pete's hired by a district attorney to find out since it's his son's neck that's potentially in the noose. Series creator Edwards had a great feel for the exotic. Here it's midget Billy Barty as a pool-playing tipster. Then there's Mother's jazzy hangout. But frankly Emerson doesn't look like anyone's mother, well, maybe a bouncer's. And catch that passion kiss at the close, leaving no doubt what follows. And through it all, Gunn looks spiffy and cool as the proverbial cucumber. As both the series and this entry show, the bland programming of the 50's is on the way out and the stylish Kennedy era is on its way in.
Review of The Man with the Scar
