Jim rubs shoulders with royalty when a princess hires him because she believes someone is trying to kill her friend (Lauren Bacall).Jim rubs shoulders with royalty when a princess hires him because she believes someone is trying to kill her friend (Lauren Bacall).Jim rubs shoulders with royalty when a princess hires him because she believes someone is trying to kill her friend (Lauren Bacall).
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
Corinne Camacho
- Linda Hassler
- (as Corinne Michaels)
Leo Gordon
- Charlie Martell
- (as Leo V. Gordon)
Christopher Thomas
- Freddie Danzig
- (as Cristopher Thomas)
Tony Miratti
- Paul Juliano Jr.
- (as T. Miratti)
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- TriviaThere were rumors that Garner and Lauren Bacall were romantically linked around the time of this episode's filming in 1979. Garner had separated from his wife, and Bacall guest starred on this episode of The Rockford Files. Garner denied the rumor and said it was the pressures of the show which led to the months-long separation from his longtime spouse. He soon got back together with his wife and remained with her permanently, though he did work with Bacall a year or two later in two movies. Ironically perhaps, in the second of those movies, The Fan (1981) they played ex spouses.
- GoofsAs Jim visits the princess for the first time, the large shadow of the moving boom mic is very apparent on the wall behind them.
- Quotes
Evelyn 'Angel' Martin: Sucker bets! Would I bring you sucker bets?
Jim Rockford: You'd bring me a dead rat in your teeth if you thought there was twenty bucks in it for you!
- Crazy creditsThe title is introduced in a staggered fashion. As patrons drive up to a restaurant's valet station, the word "Lions" appears when an elderly couple in a Rolls Royce drive up; then "Tigers" when a couple drive up in a Ferrari 308; then "Monkeys" when a wild costumed couple arrive in a modified Duesenberg convertible; and finally, "Dogs" when Rockford and his date appear in his gold Pontiac.
- Alternate versionsThis special double-length episode (2 hours with commercials) was split in 2 parts for syndication. That version adds a "next on" sequence and closing credits both at the end of "part 1", and a "coming up" preview, opening credits, and a "previously on" sequence all at the beginning of "part 2".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1980)
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Bogie's Baby
Bacall's back and Rockford has got her! James Garner played detective Phillip Marlowe in "Marlowe" in the 1960's and Lauren Bacall played opposite Hunphrey Bogart who played Marlowe in "The Big Sleep". In addition, apparently Garner and Bacall had been seeing each other around this time (she also co-starred with Garner in Robert Altman's ill-fated "HealtH") so its no wonder they have a good amount of chemistry in this two parter.
Unfortunately, the story is a bit of a mess as Bacall plays Kendall Warren,the friend of a Princess (Dana Wynter from "Sink the Bismark")who appears to have had a attempt on her life. The resolution is pretty good, but in stretching the story out to fill two full episodes, it just kills the pace despite the chemistry between Bacall and Garner and the welcome presence of regulars like Angel, Dennis and Lt. Chapman. If they'd have boiled this down to one show or kept it tighter in a 90 minute episode, this would have been much better.
I'm only sorry Kendall never met Rockford's old lawyer Beth Davenport. The fur would have been flying!
Unfortunately, the story is a bit of a mess as Bacall plays Kendall Warren,the friend of a Princess (Dana Wynter from "Sink the Bismark")who appears to have had a attempt on her life. The resolution is pretty good, but in stretching the story out to fill two full episodes, it just kills the pace despite the chemistry between Bacall and Garner and the welcome presence of regulars like Angel, Dennis and Lt. Chapman. If they'd have boiled this down to one show or kept it tighter in a 90 minute episode, this would have been much better.
I'm only sorry Kendall never met Rockford's old lawyer Beth Davenport. The fur would have been flying!
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- Sep 22, 2006
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