Tim Collier (Dan Daily) is a journalist working in Paris who takes on the just assignment of protecting a Mideast Prime Minister from assassination. The Prime Minister is scheduled to speak at a Security Council hearing and bring evidence that another Mideast country is arming to attack his country. The Prime Minister doesn't want Tim's help and only believes there is really a plot to kill him after an unsuccessful attempt. Collier is an engaging character as is his assistant, Nicole. Honor Blackman as Nicole adds great value to the episode. The ending, taking place at Orly airport is exciting and a reminder of a time when airport security was basically non-existent.
5 Reviews
Fast Paced Thriller
gordonl5617 May 2013
Warning: Spoilers
FOUR JUST MEN – "The Prime Minister" – 1959
This is the second episode from the 1959-60 series, THE FOUR JUST MEN. The series stars Richard Conte, Jack Hawkins, Vittorio De Sica and Dan Dailey. They are all part of a group out to fight injustice throughout the world. This episode centers on newspaperman, Dan Dailey.
The episode starts at the UN building in New York. The UN council is meeting to consider action against a Middle Eastern country. The country has been launching attacks on one of its neighbouring nations. The Prime Minister of that nation will be giving evidence in several days.
The man, Peter Mozek, is at the moment getting off a flight in Paris, France. Waiting there for him is Dan Dailey. He is there to take over keep an eye on Mozek from Jack Hawkins. The group (The Four Just Men) has info that there might be an assassination attempt on Mozek to stop him reaching the UN.
Mozek does not believe their fears and refuses to cooperate. That is till Dailey foils an attempt to run Mozek's car off the road. Dailey escorts Mozek to his hotel and intends to stand guard. He contacts his French girlfriend, Honor Blackman to come help.
All seems to go well, except for a rather suspicious visit by, Maurice Kaufmann. Kaufmann identifies himself as a man from the local embassy. He has some papers to give Mozek. When Kaufmann leaves, Miss Blackman follows and sees Kaufmann enter a car being driven by Art Gomez.
The next day, Dailey and Blackman pack Mozek off to Orly airport for his flight to New York. And whom do they run into again but Kaufmann and Gomez. They have a small briefcase that they switch out with Mozek's. Dailey smells a rat and has the plane stopped before takeoff. He checks out the briefcase and sure enough it is packed with explosives. Kaufmann and Gomez are really agents of the aggressor country. Dailey sets the local Police onto the two swine and then sees Mozek off to New York.
Entertaining episode filmed on location in Paris.
The director is veteran film man, Don Chaffey. His work includes, THE FLESH IS WEAK, THE MAN UPSTAIRS, JASON AND THE ARGONAUNTS, A MATTER OF WHO, and ONE MILLION YEARS BC.
Ken Hodges is again the D of P. The story is by 2 time Oscar winner, Ring Lardner Jr.
I am always happy to see Miss Blackman in anything. (B/W)
This is the second episode from the 1959-60 series, THE FOUR JUST MEN. The series stars Richard Conte, Jack Hawkins, Vittorio De Sica and Dan Dailey. They are all part of a group out to fight injustice throughout the world. This episode centers on newspaperman, Dan Dailey.
The episode starts at the UN building in New York. The UN council is meeting to consider action against a Middle Eastern country. The country has been launching attacks on one of its neighbouring nations. The Prime Minister of that nation will be giving evidence in several days.
The man, Peter Mozek, is at the moment getting off a flight in Paris, France. Waiting there for him is Dan Dailey. He is there to take over keep an eye on Mozek from Jack Hawkins. The group (The Four Just Men) has info that there might be an assassination attempt on Mozek to stop him reaching the UN.
Mozek does not believe their fears and refuses to cooperate. That is till Dailey foils an attempt to run Mozek's car off the road. Dailey escorts Mozek to his hotel and intends to stand guard. He contacts his French girlfriend, Honor Blackman to come help.
All seems to go well, except for a rather suspicious visit by, Maurice Kaufmann. Kaufmann identifies himself as a man from the local embassy. He has some papers to give Mozek. When Kaufmann leaves, Miss Blackman follows and sees Kaufmann enter a car being driven by Art Gomez.
The next day, Dailey and Blackman pack Mozek off to Orly airport for his flight to New York. And whom do they run into again but Kaufmann and Gomez. They have a small briefcase that they switch out with Mozek's. Dailey smells a rat and has the plane stopped before takeoff. He checks out the briefcase and sure enough it is packed with explosives. Kaufmann and Gomez are really agents of the aggressor country. Dailey sets the local Police onto the two swine and then sees Mozek off to New York.
Entertaining episode filmed on location in Paris.
The director is veteran film man, Don Chaffey. His work includes, THE FLESH IS WEAK, THE MAN UPSTAIRS, JASON AND THE ARGONAUNTS, A MATTER OF WHO, and ONE MILLION YEARS BC.
Ken Hodges is again the D of P. The story is by 2 time Oscar winner, Ring Lardner Jr.
I am always happy to see Miss Blackman in anything. (B/W)
This was impressive.
Sleepin_Dragon14 January 2023
Collier is tasked with saving the life of Doctor Peter Mozek, a Middle Eastern Prime Stephen who's off to New York to make a speech.
Considering this is just the second episode of the show, it is really impressive. It is incredibly fast paced, visually fantastic, very well acted.
The key strength is the pacing, maybe the thirty minute running time helps, but this moves along at a considerably pace.
The first story for Tim Collier acting as a solo agent, his character needed absolutely no time to establish. He's very well supported by a cracking cast, Honor Blackman was excellent as Nicole, it would be just three years until she'd land the role of Cathy Gale in The Avengers. Look out for a young Frank Thornton.
The shots around the airport, around Paris are fantastic, there are no dodgy special effects or dodgy overlays, the car chases and motorway scenes look wonderful.
8/10.
Considering this is just the second episode of the show, it is really impressive. It is incredibly fast paced, visually fantastic, very well acted.
The key strength is the pacing, maybe the thirty minute running time helps, but this moves along at a considerably pace.
The first story for Tim Collier acting as a solo agent, his character needed absolutely no time to establish. He's very well supported by a cracking cast, Honor Blackman was excellent as Nicole, it would be just three years until she'd land the role of Cathy Gale in The Avengers. Look out for a young Frank Thornton.
The shots around the airport, around Paris are fantastic, there are no dodgy special effects or dodgy overlays, the car chases and motorway scenes look wonderful.
8/10.
Nothing much
lor_3 February 2024
Dan Dailey stars in his breezy fashion in this subpar "Four Just Men" segment, with superstar of the future Honor Blackman literally saving the day, oddly cast as his French assistant.
The story is one-note: a title character from the Middle East en route to the United Nations in Manhattan to deliver evidence of aggression by a neighboring country. Our 4 heroes assign Dailey to protect him but the guy (played by Peter Illing) is too proud to accept this help. Throw in an okay car chase and some hokey skullduggery to try and blow his airplane up.
Cast is weak, with Illing making almost no impression.
The story is one-note: a title character from the Middle East en route to the United Nations in Manhattan to deliver evidence of aggression by a neighboring country. Our 4 heroes assign Dailey to protect him but the guy (played by Peter Illing) is too proud to accept this help. Throw in an okay car chase and some hokey skullduggery to try and blow his airplane up.
Cast is weak, with Illing making almost no impression.
The Prime Minister
Prismark1015 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The Four Just Men kicks off with a solo outing from Tim Collier, the Paris based American journalist.
Ricco Poccari and Ben Manfred make cameo appearances to help the story move along.
Mozek is the Prime Minister of an unnamed middle eastern country. He is on his way to New York to give evidence of human rights atrocities to the UN.
In Rome, Ricco Poccari made sure that Mozek stayed safe. In Paris, Collier tries to get through to Mozek that he is in danger.
Mozek wants to have none of it. He believes that a pair of dark glasses and an alias will suffice.
At Orly airport, Mozek gets into the wrong taxi and an attempt is made on his life. Luckily Collier is there to save him.
At the hotel, Mozek meets a man called Alem who brings him further information to take to the UN. However Alem did not know Mozek's room number and used some subterfuge.
Luckily Collier's girlfriend Nicole (Honor Blackman) sensed something was wrong. A switcheroo takes place at the airport. When a bag is replaced with one containing a bomb.
It is up to Collier to stop the plane from taking off.
It was hard to sympathise with Mozek, who was at best careless and cavalier about his own safety. The incidental music did not help each time Alem showed up on screen. Taking away any doubts that he might not be a baddie.
Airport security must really have been bad in the 1950s. Any random person could get into passport control or to areas that should be restricted, even for journalists.
Ricco Poccari and Ben Manfred make cameo appearances to help the story move along.
Mozek is the Prime Minister of an unnamed middle eastern country. He is on his way to New York to give evidence of human rights atrocities to the UN.
In Rome, Ricco Poccari made sure that Mozek stayed safe. In Paris, Collier tries to get through to Mozek that he is in danger.
Mozek wants to have none of it. He believes that a pair of dark glasses and an alias will suffice.
At Orly airport, Mozek gets into the wrong taxi and an attempt is made on his life. Luckily Collier is there to save him.
At the hotel, Mozek meets a man called Alem who brings him further information to take to the UN. However Alem did not know Mozek's room number and used some subterfuge.
Luckily Collier's girlfriend Nicole (Honor Blackman) sensed something was wrong. A switcheroo takes place at the airport. When a bag is replaced with one containing a bomb.
It is up to Collier to stop the plane from taking off.
It was hard to sympathise with Mozek, who was at best careless and cavalier about his own safety. The incidental music did not help each time Alem showed up on screen. Taking away any doubts that he might not be a baddie.
Airport security must really have been bad in the 1950s. Any random person could get into passport control or to areas that should be restricted, even for journalists.
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