Robert I. Holt Movies
- 1976
Andrea Marcovicci guest stars as Sandra Fleming, an intrepid -- and somewhat obnoxious -- newspaper reporter. Undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) is none too happy when Sandra begins tagging along on his latest investigation. If she isn't careful, Sandra will botch Baretta's efforts to solve the attempted robbery of 500,000 dollars in syndicate money -- and probably get herself bumped off in the bargain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Blake, Edward Grover, (more)
- 1974
While Ed (Don Galloway) is escorting an extradited murder suspect to San Francisco, his plane is grounded in Reno. Knowing full well that the suspect's criminal cohorts are planning to kill him, Ed and his prisoner are forced to hide out in an abandoned bar until help arrives. Unfortunately, it turns out that the mob assassins are the least of Ed's problems. Prominent in the supporting cast is Andy Robinson, playing an interesting variation of his psychotic character in 1971's Dirty Harry. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1974
Policewoman Fran Belding (Elizabeth Baur) has a new man in her life: Jim Marshall (Gary Lockwood), a police detective who is long on charm but dangerously short on temper. Marshall's well-known propensity for violence catches up with him when he is suspected of two murders. Ironside (Raymond Burr) wants to know if Marshall's current dilemma is linked to a case he once pursued with his former partner--a private detective who is no saint himself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
John Saxon and Joseph Cotten head the guest cast in this episode, wherein homicide detectives Stone (Karl Malden) and Keller (Michael Douglas) investigate an elaborate scam that has gone fatally awry. Unscrupulous coin dealer Vince Hagopian Jr. (Saxon) has arranged to purchase several valuable "gold eagles" from millionaire collector John R. James (Cotten). Though he is supposed to sell the coins on behalf of Mr. James, Hagopian has hatched scheming to double his earnings by substituting counterfeit coins--a scheme which obliges him to commit murder to cover his tracks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
Earl Holliman plays one of two disreputable insurance agents involved in a deadly scam. A wealthy philatelist has been murdered, an 1850 Guyana stamp worth $300,000 has been stolen, and the crooks are trying to turn a huge profit on a counterfeit of the missing stamp. Also prominent in the proceedings is Jessica Walter, fresh from her bravura villainy in Clint Eastwood's Play Misty for Me. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1972
William Windom delivers a compelling performance as Russ Rankin, an out-of-town salesman attending a convention in San Francisco. Targeted as the patsy in a badger game by a sexy female hitchhiker, Rankin is lured to a tiny houseboat, where he lapses into unconsciousness -- just before the girl is killed by her partner in crime. Awakening to find the girl's body at his side, Rankin is convinced that he is the murderer! Detectives Stone (Karl Malden) and Keller (Michael Douglas) must figure out what has actually happened before the killer adds Rankin to his victim list. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord) have no idea what they're in for when they arrest a birdbrained socialite (Nina Shipman) on a shoplifting charge. Their pretty prisoner prompty escapes custody, leading the officers on a merry chase which culminates at the headquarters of a slick con artist (Liam Sullivan) posing as a mystic. This is the final episode of Adam-12)'s second season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Among the assignments tackled by mobile officers Jim Reed (Kent McCord) and Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) during today's shift is to stop a would-be suicide. Also, the duo goes after a gang of drag racers who've turned the streets of LA into their own personal racetrack, and a group of thieves who specialize in swiping radios. All this activity pales in comparison with Jim and Pete's most formidable task, to determined the veracity of a bomb threat--and ultimately, to locate the bomb. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
- PG
In this drama, an Irish Catholic bride is devastated when her pregnant mother miscarries and dies on her wedding day. The young woman, one of seven children, blames her father's lust for the death. When her own wedding night arrives she is terrified and refuses to consummate the marriage. Her husband is gentle and hopes that she will get over her fear. He decides to give her time and so takes a job as a commercial artist in London. The bride stays in Dublin and takes care of her younger brothers and sisters until another sibling urges her to join her spouse. By this time the husband's patience runs out and he tries to take her by force. The bride becomes hysterical and flees back home. Meanwhile the husband eases his sexual tensions with a former girl friend. The bride goes to the doctor who suggests she use contraceptives. Unfortunately, the Church forbids it. She then asks her priest to annul her marriage, but he will not. The poor girl is so upset that she suffers a breakdown and tries to kill herself in the hospital. When her husband hears of this he comes to her. Together, they swear to take all the time they need to help her overcome her terrible fear with love and understanding. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tessa Wyatt, Dennis Waterman, (more)
- 1970
James McEachin appears as Mr. Rivers, who claims to be a police detective. A civilian fight promoter has accused Rivers of cheating him out of $350. It is up to Officers Jim Reed (Kent McCord) and Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) to determine Rivers' guilt or innocence--and to establish conclusively whether Rivers is a genuine detective or a clever impostor. Virgina Gregg, a charter member of the "Jack Webb stock company", appears in a supporting role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and his date Ruth (Carla Borelli) hope to enjoy some quality "down time" at a backyard barbecue held by Pete's partner Jim Reed (Kent McCord) and his wife Jean (Mikki Jamison). But the evening is ruined when the party is crashed by a neighborhood youngster who is obviously high on drugs. Malloy and Reed must forget the barbecue and assume their duties as police officer to track down the boy's supplier. This episode features a pre-Patridge Family appearance by David Cassidy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Officers Reed (Kent McCord) and Malloy (Martin Milner) have their hands full with a boisterous female alcoholic named Mae Pilaf (Norma Crane). After breaking up a barroom brawl in which Mae is involved, the two cops are summoned to an apartment where a shooting has occurred--and run into old Mae all over again. Can she be rehabilitated, or should Reed and Malloy just give Mae up as a bad job and move on to the next call? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1969
Tonight's case load for Officers Jim Reed (Kent McCord) and Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) is a hectic one indeed. The two patrolmen run the gamut from protecting a grocer from a knife-wielding bandt, and hauling in a hippie who has supped too full of "controlled substances." The central crisis involves a runaway boy (played by future Bonanza regular Mitch Vogel) who becomes lost in a cave. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1969
Responding to a call from a concerned neighbor, Officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Martin Milner) come upon a particularly heinous example of child neglect. A six-year-old girl has been left alone in her home for several days--and her baby brother is dead, drowned in a bathtub. The question: Where is the mother...and what could she possibly have been thinking when she abandoned her children? Future Emergency! regular Ron Pinkard appears as a police photographer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
This episode runs the gamut from comedy to tragedy for LAPD mobile officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord). On the lighter side, the two cops break up a loud and nasty argument between a pair of "peace and love" cultists. Thing take a grimmer turn when the officers answer a call for help from a hysterical babysitter, and arrive on the scene of a calamitous swimming-pool accident. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
Most of this episode was filmed on location at California's Riverside Raceway. Having financed his racing activities by selling his garage business to the Mob, John Stanton (Tom Bosley is now under pressure to do the Mob's bidding--or else. FBI agent Colby (Stephen Elliott) goes undercover as a racer (and puts his life on the line in the bargain) to find out what the villains are up to. Featured as a minor hoodlum is Stanley Clements, the former "Duke" of the 1950s Bowery Boys comedies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
Dean Stockwell guests stars as Mike Riley, a two-bit errand boy for the Mafia. Though he could arrest Riley at moment's notice, Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) intends to use the man as bait to trap the higher-ups in the Mob. Unfortunately, Erskine may not get the chance: Having been deemed expendable, Riley is now Number One on the Mafia's hit list. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
Future Hawaii 5-0 regular James MacArthur guest-stars as Jase Fredericks, who tries to protect his inheritance, and his life, from his selfish uncle Bingham (Ford Rainey). The Cartwrights become involved when the conflict between Jase and Bingham boils down to Jase's prize stallion. Patricia Hyland costars as Jase's wife Kathy. Originally broadcast on December 3, 1967, "Check Rein" was written by Robert I. Holt and Olney Sherman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, (more)
- 1967
In Greece, Solo poses as a T.H.R.U.S.H. efficiency expert to locate and destroy an earthquake machine created by the aptly named Dr. Killman (John Larch). Through a curious turn of events, Solo ends up completing work on the very machine that he is to disable. All goes well until the genuine efficiency expert. Also in the cast as Barbara Luna as Killman's girlfriend, Marnya, and Robert Wolders as U.N.C.L.E. agent Andreas Petros, a temporary replacement for Solo's usual partner, Illya (David McCallum does not appear in this episode). First shown on December 4, 1967, "The Man From T.H.R.U.S.H. Affair" was written by Robert I. Holt. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
The FBI's search for escaped confict Charles Nyack (Scott Marlowe) is stymied by a massive power blackout. Meanwhile, Nyack commits murder in his efforts to cover his tracks. Unless Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) can (literally!) shed light on the case, Nyack's next victim will be Virginia Lambeth (Diana Hyland), the woman who had originally turned him over to the authorities. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1963
In this South Seas adventure, an internationally renowned big-game hunter is engaged by a German zoo to find and capture a rare Malaysian cat that is half-tiger and half-leopard. He is accompanied by another hunter and his young mistress. The other hunter is much older and subject to bouts of paranoia. While in the jungle, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic and accuses his mistress and the hero of having an affair. While it is true that they are mutually attracted, they have not acted upon their feelings. After catching the elusive cat, they return to Germany where the mistress finally tells her older lover about her feelings. He reacts by freeing the great cat so it will kill the younger man. Instead the "tiggoard" kills everyone but the hero. The old hunter then ends up trying to kill the would be lovers with his gun. Fortunately the concealed kitty leaps out and kills him first. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli, (more)
