Raymond Mayo Movies

Poet, novelist and screenwriter Charles Bukowski was famed for offering shockingly dark, nearly pornographic views of modern life. A disturbing independent film that has only been occasionally played at off-beat film festivals and paints a chilling portrait of how easily a slightly disinfranchized but still fairly average guy can be turned into a soulless killer. It all begins when a petty thief meets a former insurance agent in an all-night cafe and asks the agent to join him on a robbery in Beverly Hills. In need of thrills to fill the hollowness he feels inside, the agent agrees. Though he thinks the job will be easy, the agent is mistaken, for the homeowners are inside and have heard the prowlers in their house. The wife comes down the stairs, not realizing that the steps she takes will be her last. What follows are horrific scenes of violence, torture and ultimately cold-blooded murder. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Quincy's assistant Sam (Robert Ito) has come up with a revolutionary new process to determine the identity of sex criminals by using dental comparisons. Trouble is, the medical establishment refuses to accept Sam's methods, even after he clears an ex-con of a rape charge. When that same man ends up as the chief suspect in a subsequent rape-murder, it looks as if Sam's theories are worthless--but Quincy (Jack Klugman) has faith in his colleague, and he intends to use his own forensic expertise to prove that Sam was right all along. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Applying for a credit card, Officer Jim Reed (Kent McCord) is astonished when he is turned down as a bad risk. It soon develops that this negative assassment is due to a computer error. But in trying to set things right, Reed finds himself a virtual prisoner in the darkest catacombs of police-department bureaucracy. Featured in the supporting cast is former child star Gigi Perreau)...and future child star Willie Aames. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When a call girl wearing a stolen diamond ring turns up murdered, Kojak (Telly Savalas) begins following the fragmentary clues, the path eventually leading to a gang of upstate bank burglars. At the same time, the gang is preparing a spectacular robbery in Kojak's former jurisdiction--and have set up plenty of diversions to keep the cops from nipping at their heels. This episode features a rare TV appearance by former film star Karen Morley, whose career was all but destroyed by the Hollywood Blacklist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Today's shift finds mobile officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord) chasing after a man suspected of kidnapping a child. The two cops also deal with an escaped prisoner, and with a vicious gang of armored-car hijackers. Featured in the supporting cast is venerable character actor Burt Mustin (84 years old when this episode was filmed) and former Western sidekick Rand Brooks, who in 1970 was the owner of an ambulance service which provided a number of vehicles for Jack Webb's various police shows. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jeff Morrow guest-stars as legendary Apache chief Cochise, who despite his avowed peaceful stance has sworn vengeance against Cavalry captain Moss Johnson (DeForrest Kelley). While Johnson takes refuge at the Ponderosa, Ben Cartwright, surrounded by a batallion of Cochise's deadliest warriors, is determined to learn the true story behind the Apache leader's vendetta. Fueling the crisis is a seriously injured Adam, and Johnson's ever-increasing hysteria. Written by Elliot Arnold, "The Honor of Cochise" first aired October 8, 1961. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide