Shoot the Works
- Episode aired Apr 10, 1952
- 25m
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6.2/10
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A beautiful socialite hires Drake to recover a diamond studded watch that was stolen during a casino robbery.A beautiful socialite hires Drake to recover a diamond studded watch that was stolen during a casino robbery.A beautiful socialite hires Drake to recover a diamond studded watch that was stolen during a casino robbery.
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Dr. Karen Gayle: You never seem to have a dull moment.
Eddie Drake: Don't give me that, Dr. Gayle. It can get plenty dull between cases. This one had a couple of interesting angles - both of them good-looking. One was a dancer - what a dancer!
Dr. Karen Gayle: What do you say we start at the beginning?
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Good episode with great snappy dialogue and a cute car
Private eye Don 'Eddie Drake' Haggerty is hired by wealthy socialite Lucia Carroll to retrieve a watch for her, at any cost. She was at a casino the night before that got robbed, and she doesn't want to explain things to her out-of-town husband, as she wasn't exactly alone that night. Haggerty makes some inquiries at a bar that is a known watering hole for fences, and he also has a chat with the casino owner, Shepark Menken. He wants to hire Haggerty to find the beautiful girl he's seen on a photo in an arcade hall. Haggerty thinks nothing of it, and he's soon contacted by a fence to buy back the watch. Which leads to murder, double-crosses and twists...
Originally a radio series called 'The Cases Of Mr. Ace' starring George Raft, it seems this TV series was shelved for a few years before finally airing on TV. I can't imagine why based on this episode which is great fun with some nice hard-boiled lines and exchanges. Unfortunately it seems it's the only one available online. Told in flashback, as he recounts each case to doctor Patricia Morison who's writing a book on criminology, this episode (which has a slight 'Maltese Falcon' vibe to it) moves at a rapid pace and the snappy dialogue and twisty (if not fully logical) story should appeal to noir-heads.
Performances are decent enough for a TV show, and there's a small role for Whit Bissell ('Brute Force') who ends up eating lead. Which leads to the following lines between Drake and a police lieutetant (while the room they're in is lit only by a flashing neon light to add to the noir feel): Lieutenant: 'Hey, that guy's dead!' Drake: 'That's what I keep telling him, but he won't listen.'
I wish would episodes of this series would surface. I had a blast, especially with the dialogue. Special mention goes out to Drake's 3- wheeled oversized bumper car, I did not expect that! Recommended! 7/10
Originally a radio series called 'The Cases Of Mr. Ace' starring George Raft, it seems this TV series was shelved for a few years before finally airing on TV. I can't imagine why based on this episode which is great fun with some nice hard-boiled lines and exchanges. Unfortunately it seems it's the only one available online. Told in flashback, as he recounts each case to doctor Patricia Morison who's writing a book on criminology, this episode (which has a slight 'Maltese Falcon' vibe to it) moves at a rapid pace and the snappy dialogue and twisty (if not fully logical) story should appeal to noir-heads.
Performances are decent enough for a TV show, and there's a small role for Whit Bissell ('Brute Force') who ends up eating lead. Which leads to the following lines between Drake and a police lieutetant (while the room they're in is lit only by a flashing neon light to add to the noir feel): Lieutenant: 'Hey, that guy's dead!' Drake: 'That's what I keep telling him, but he won't listen.'
I wish would episodes of this series would surface. I had a blast, especially with the dialogue. Special mention goes out to Drake's 3- wheeled oversized bumper car, I did not expect that! Recommended! 7/10
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