Love this episode, and with Alf Kjellin as a textbook egotist. Kjellin also directed for the series, though this entry was headed by Robert Totten, best known for GUNSMOKE.
Kjellin plays Stefan Prohosh, once security chief for a Communist country, now demoted to running a museum which has a rather curious metal scupture. Neatly woven into the sculpture is a super alloy, which Prohosh plans to steal and sell to his advantage.
How the M. I. team plans to fake out Prohosh is extremely clever, if not a nail biter. Barney and Willy, dressed in black from head to toe, get into the museum and intricately cut the alloy from the sculpture, but not before guards almost catch them.
Best scene has muscle-man Willy struggling to hold up a cut piece of the sculpture while hidden in the background. This scene is a gem, classic Mission Impossible. I agree with the last reviewer, though. Wouldn't the guards smell anything burning?
Barney and Willy in turn plant an explosive device in the sculpture, which will make it look like Prohosh is attempting to kill his superior. As always, the stunned looked on this nasty villain's face is worth the wait.
Extremely well written caper by John DF. (Donald Francis) Black, who wrote many classic episodes for HAWAII FIVE O, later CHARLIE'S ANGELS.
Look for two popular tv actors; Mills Watson as a guard, who seemed to always pop up as the sidekick to lawmen, and Peggy Rea as a cleaning lady, who probably held a record for tv appearances. She was everywhere.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 23 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. 7 dvd set. 2007.
Kjellin plays Stefan Prohosh, once security chief for a Communist country, now demoted to running a museum which has a rather curious metal scupture. Neatly woven into the sculpture is a super alloy, which Prohosh plans to steal and sell to his advantage.
How the M. I. team plans to fake out Prohosh is extremely clever, if not a nail biter. Barney and Willy, dressed in black from head to toe, get into the museum and intricately cut the alloy from the sculpture, but not before guards almost catch them.
Best scene has muscle-man Willy struggling to hold up a cut piece of the sculpture while hidden in the background. This scene is a gem, classic Mission Impossible. I agree with the last reviewer, though. Wouldn't the guards smell anything burning?
Barney and Willy in turn plant an explosive device in the sculpture, which will make it look like Prohosh is attempting to kill his superior. As always, the stunned looked on this nasty villain's face is worth the wait.
Extremely well written caper by John DF. (Donald Francis) Black, who wrote many classic episodes for HAWAII FIVE O, later CHARLIE'S ANGELS.
Look for two popular tv actors; Mills Watson as a guard, who seemed to always pop up as the sidekick to lawmen, and Peggy Rea as a cleaning lady, who probably held a record for tv appearances. She was everywhere.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 23 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. 7 dvd set. 2007.