The Rockford Files: The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar (1979)
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Left without a car or a bankroll in Las Vegas, Jim accepts a ride back to LA with a casual acquaitance named Perankus (Sully Boyar). It turns out that Jim's "friend" is not only driving a stolen car, but he is transporting illegal weapons. Hauled into jail when the Feds show up, Jim is outraged that Petrankus is let off scot-free. To find out what is going on, our hero turns to an imperious senior secretary named Mrs. Bateman (Marge Redmond), who in turn is searching for one of her employees (Antoine Becker)--the same girl who took down Jim's statement when he was being grilled by the Feds. And incidentally, the "cigar" of the title does indeed explode...and it's no cigar. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Roscoe Born - Tallefero
- Joe Bratcher - 2nd Policeman
- Glenn Corbett - FBI Agent Spelling
- Dennis Holahan - Agent Kaiser
- Lane Smith - NIS Agent Donnagan
- Antonie Becker - Stacy Hutchins
- Kirk Mee - Agent Pearce
- James McAlpine - 1st Policeman
- John Trujillo - Deputy
- Sully Boyar - Bernard L. Petrankus
- Mary Nancy Burnett - Jill
- Mitzi Hoag - Margaret
- Marge Redmond - Mrs. Bateman
- Charles Weldon - Watkins
- Bob O'Connell - Col. Huxley
- Dawson Mays - ATF Agent Tony Musia
- Lindsay V. Jones - Susan
- Director(s):
- Ivan Dixon
- Writer(s):
- Rogers Turrentine
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