The opening scene is Classic Mannix. Hold tight! At least 9 STARS.
If you are looking for some great old time actors, check this one out. Legendary bad guy Marc Lawrence (as Angelo) along with Frank Puglia (as the grandfather) and Peter Mamakus (as Smith) play old time gangsta's in this tale of a hit and run and NO body. But why was the victim killed?
This is all tied to a pre-GODFATHER type war between crime families with Mannix caught between. This one is chock full with gents in dark suits and pinky rings, and itchy trigger fingers. The success of the THE BROTHERHOOD a year earlier, the "original" Mafia movie, may have inspired this episode.
Daniel Ullman did a fine job in the writing department, his career going back to the late1940s with many western films and eventually working in tv. Ullman may have also been a fan of all those Bogey/Cagney/Eddie G. Vintage crime movies, as this has that feel. And back in the day, with NO cable, that's about all us kids watched!
Interestingly, and if you know the area, this was partly filmed on Outpost Drive in Hollywood, off Hollywood Boulevard, where many of the classic homes were used in tv and movies for decades. Art Malcom gives Mannix the correct address of one of the homes (1850 Outpost Drive). That house is still there and looks exactly the same today --except with a phenom asking price.
I agree with one of the filming "goofs"; the couple driving on Outpost at the start of the episode did not make a U turn. The street is narrow and also goes up a steep grade, headed into the Hollywood Hills. Outpost Drive is a beautiful, quiet and safe section of Hollywood.
Recommended for armchair thrill seekers. SEASON 3 remastered (color) CBS dvd box set.
If you are looking for some great old time actors, check this one out. Legendary bad guy Marc Lawrence (as Angelo) along with Frank Puglia (as the grandfather) and Peter Mamakus (as Smith) play old time gangsta's in this tale of a hit and run and NO body. But why was the victim killed?
This is all tied to a pre-GODFATHER type war between crime families with Mannix caught between. This one is chock full with gents in dark suits and pinky rings, and itchy trigger fingers. The success of the THE BROTHERHOOD a year earlier, the "original" Mafia movie, may have inspired this episode.
Daniel Ullman did a fine job in the writing department, his career going back to the late1940s with many western films and eventually working in tv. Ullman may have also been a fan of all those Bogey/Cagney/Eddie G. Vintage crime movies, as this has that feel. And back in the day, with NO cable, that's about all us kids watched!
Interestingly, and if you know the area, this was partly filmed on Outpost Drive in Hollywood, off Hollywood Boulevard, where many of the classic homes were used in tv and movies for decades. Art Malcom gives Mannix the correct address of one of the homes (1850 Outpost Drive). That house is still there and looks exactly the same today --except with a phenom asking price.
I agree with one of the filming "goofs"; the couple driving on Outpost at the start of the episode did not make a U turn. The street is narrow and also goes up a steep grade, headed into the Hollywood Hills. Outpost Drive is a beautiful, quiet and safe section of Hollywood.
Recommended for armchair thrill seekers. SEASON 3 remastered (color) CBS dvd box set.