A woman hires Mannix because she was followed from Hong Kong by a man, after her husband seemingly committed suicide over a shady deal over there.A woman hires Mannix because she was followed from Hong Kong by a man, after her husband seemingly committed suicide over a shady deal over there.A woman hires Mannix because she was followed from Hong Kong by a man, after her husband seemingly committed suicide over a shady deal over there.
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Storyline
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- GoofsAs Joe Mannix is driving his client away from her apartment, several banks of bright studio lights are reflected in the shiny paint on the driver's side of Mannix' vehicle.
- Quotes
Joe Mannix: [sees Vic Stanley walk out of a bedroom in Ellen's broken-in apartment] Hold it!
Ellen Gray: Vic!
Vic Stanley: Ellen, who is this guy?
Ellen Gray: It's all right, Vic. Mr. Mannix is a private investigator.
Vic Stanley: What's he investigating?
Joe Mannix: Among other things, how you got into this house.
Vic Stanley: The door was open when I got here.
Joe Mannix: When was that?
Vic Stanley: Just a few minutes ago. When Ellen didn't answer, I got worried and came in to see if she was all right. Look, I could use a drink. Anyone joining me?
Ellen Gray: Mr. Mannix?
Joe Mannix: No thanks.
Ellen Gray: Vic's the best friend I have. A very good friend.
Joe Mannix: Then you won't mind answering a few questions.
Vic Stanley: About what?
Joe Mannix: Mart Gray. How well did you know him?
Vic Stanley: About as well as any man alive, I guess. Mart and I flew together in Vietnam. We both got out of the Air Force about the same time. Mart went to Hong Kong. I came home.
Joe Mannix: Why did he choose Hong Kong?
Vic Stanley: He had some business offers, I believe.
Joe Mannix: What kind of offers?
Vic Stanley: He never talked about them.
Ellen Gray: Mr. Stanley came to Hong Kong and took care of all the arrangements for me. The police reports, immigration, everything. I'd have been lost without him.
Joe Mannix: Did you know that Mart was in trouble?
Vic Stanley: Not until Ellen told me. It really shook me up, too. I mean, Mart was always a patsy for the easy buck, but... well, I never thought he'd pull anything crooked.
Joe Mannix: What makes you think it was crooked.
Vic Stanley: Oh, come on, Mannix, what else could it be?
Joe Mannix: Did you mention that to the Hong Kong police?
Vic Stanley: Well... no, I never got around to it, but I...
Joe Mannix: Your friend committed suicide, his wife is followed and probably in danger, and you never got around to mentioning it?
Vic Stanley: Now, look, Mannix. You're really jumping...
Ellen Gray: Look!
[sees a man who was stalking her in Hong Kong, who flees. Mannix and Stanley chase after him]
One more thing, with John Llewellyn Moxey directing, stand by for some excellent performances. Mannix earns his money in this one, as there's a BIG target on his back. Justice became a staple in tv cop shows, namely COLUMBO, CANNON and BARNABY JONES. She generally played a young woman caught up in something not too good.
Special guest star is none other than Oscar winner (THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) Gloria Graham, playing Mae Darling. Was that a play on words? Graham was enormously popular on tv as she was on the wide screen, having recently appeared on THE NAME OF THE GAME. Watch her, one classic actress from Hollywood's golden age who worked steadily, even when battling breast cancer in later years. She is missed.
Popular actor John Considine plays Mart and Robert Reed returns to Tobias, taking turns with Ward Wood as the law. Yes, I took a star off as the story does get ahead of itself; beware there are questions. I also agree with the last few reviewers, the stunt doubles are fairly obvious, but again you have to file that under "tight budget". Paramount seemed to be famous for that kind of stuff, also repeat stock footage of crashes and explosions, much the same on MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.
That all said and done, this adventure has its moments, and how can it miss with Gloria Grahame. SEASON 4 EPISODE 13 remastered CBS/Paramount dvd box set.
- tcchelsey
- Apr 18, 2023