John Mayo Movies
- 1971
Targetting a Chicago-based espionage ring, Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) goes undercover, posing as an injured spy named Eric Cross. It is Erskine's goal to identity the ringleader of the spies, a person known only as "Constantine." In an ironic twist, the spy boss is revealed to be fatally ill and is written off as expendable--and as a result, Erskine must keep "Constantine" alive long enough to die in bed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1971
Inspector Erskine (Stuart Whitman) is determined to put a Communist spy ring headed by Damian Howards (Stuart Whitman) out of commission for keeps. Meanwhile, Howards concocts a scheme to get his hands on some top-secret information. Essential to the spy's success is his former girl friend Kate Waller (Sharon Acker)--but can he convince her that the flame of romance still burns? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
With the "inside" help of misguided maid Maria Montoya (Pilar Seurat), a gang of thieves steals a 33-carat diamond from wealthy Everlyn Harcourt (June Vincent). The FBI enters the scene after one of the crooks is killed during the heist and the rest scatter to the four winds. Athough the gang's fence is captured, master thief Victor Amazeen (Jack Klugman) manages to elude a trap set by Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.)--but if Amazeen thinks his problems are over, he is sorely mistaken. Featured among the villains is future Hill St. Blues star Daniel J. Travanti, here billed as Dan Travanty. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Enemy agents hope to persuade defecting cabinet official Victor Dorman (David Frankham) to return to his own country--or, failing that, they plan to have him killed. For this purpose, the bad guys engage the services of Nicholas Blok (Eric Braeden), a coldblooded troubleshooter who specializes in abduction and assassination. Blok endeavors to force his prey into the open by kidnapping Dorman's daughter Katrina (Dinah Anne Rogers)--and he has no intention of allowing FBI Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) to get in his way. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
In desperate need of money to square a debt, Neil Stryker (Bradford Dillman) enters into an unholy alliance with Communist spy Bryan Carlson (Wayne Rogers). Stryker agrees to steal top-secret information from the Boston research firm where he works. A discarded cellophane cigar wrapper puts FBI inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) on the trail of the spies, with dire consequences for Stryker and his wife Elaine (Antoinette Bower). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1969
Hal Holbrook guest stars as Christopher Seims, a prolific art forger who specializes in copies of famous oil paintings. The FBI becomes interested in Seims' activities when he gets enmeshed in a Mafia scheme to flood the market with expensive counterfeits. Meanwhile, Seims finds his future (and his life!) on the line when he becomes attracted to Susan Craig (Nan Martin), a wealthy but rather gullible art connoisseur. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
As "Eddie Carter", Kimble (David Janssen) is hired as deck hand on the tuna boat owned by cantankerous old fisherman Tony Donovan (Dean Jagger). When Donovan's son Joe (James Callahan), a local labor leader who has organized a fisherman's strike, is arrested by the police, Kimble's true identity comes to surface. Having taken a shine to Kimble, Tony invites him to escape to Mexico on his boat--but Joe alerts the authorities of his father's plans. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
An ongoing FBI effort to topple the Mafia empire headed by Mark Vincent (Johnny Albin) is complicated by the presence of eager young loan shark Johnny Albin (Robert Duvall), who will go to any lengths to join the "Organization." Vincent has assigned Johnny to seize control of a cash-strapped industry in order to provide a respectable Mafia front. Immediately, Johnny puts the squeeze on troubled businessman Albert Towner (Lin McCarthy)--who cannot inform the Feds for fear of what will happen to his family. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Determined that his grandson Ed (Buck Taylor) will attend school rather than follow family tradition and become a miner, old Tom Rule (John McIntire) decides to sabotage the New Mexico mine where Ed works. What Tom doesn't know is that the mine is located near a huge deposit of tungsten, a mineral vital to the defense of the U.S. Thus, FBI Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) arrives on the scene when the booby-trapped mine caves in --leaving Tom trapped inside with Erskine's assistant Jim Rhodes (Stephen Brooks). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
John Van Dreelen is cast as a former Nazi concentration-camp officer named Schindler (!) Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is anxious to capture Schindler, who is now working for the Reds, and bring him back to Washington for interrogation. Aiding and abetting Erskine is professional "Nazi hunter" Otto Mann (Alfred Ryder)--who, having lost his entire family in the Holocaust, is disinclined to bring Schindler back alive. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
TV buffs will undoubtedly relish this episode, in which future M*A*S*H "good guy" Wayne Rogers is cast as a psychotic killer, and future flint-eyed action star Kurt Russell appears as a terrified teenager. When Dan Winslow (Russell), the son of millionaire Marshall Winslow (Lew Ayres), is kidnapped by Logan Dupree (Rogers), the elder Winslow grows impatient with the FBI's handling of the case. Against the specific orders of Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), Winslow alerts the media of Dan's plight--and in so doing may dig his son's grave. Featured in the cast is Ed Asner as Dupree's nervous henchman, and William Reynolds, later to join the regular F.B.I. cast as Special Agent Tom Colby, as an FBI field operative. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) finds himself on the horns of an ironic dilemma. Pornographer Bert Anslem (James Gregory), against whom the FBI has been trying to build a case for months, has been kidnapped by career criminal Nick Kirby (Robert Doyle), who demands a $100,000 ransom. This places Erskine in the position of having to rescue Anslem--while simultaneously preventing the man's inevitable flight from the FBI's jurisdiction. Jill Haworth, who created the role of Sally Bowles in the original Broadway production of "Cabaret", appears as Anslem's daughter. (Note: some sources have incorrectly identified this episode as "To Free Mine Enemy"). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1963
Working at a store under the alias "Dan Crowley", Kimble (David Janssen) is on hand when two-bit thief Herbie Grant (Warren Oates) is shot while holding up the place. Hiding out from the authorities, Herbie begs fellow fugitive Kimble to help clear him of other crimes of which he has been wrongfully accused. But Herbie's sister Lorna (Virginia Vincent) coldbloodedly demands that Herbie be turned over the police--and threatens to reveal Kimble's true identity if he refuses. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1963
No one in King Company is in the mood to whistle "Dixie" when Pvt. Moseby Lovelace (Jonathan Bolt), an unreconstructed Southerner, joins the platoon. Saunders (Vic Morrow) is particularly peeved that Lovelace is constantly complaining about "Yankee" fighting methods: Why, he asks, does everyone duck into foxholes when you should be fighting the Nazis face-to-face, "Rebel" style? Also, the new recruit has a habit of playing fast and loose with regulations, including marching across a stream in his bare feet! Still, Lovelace gets results when the going gets tough--but will he ever learn to shed his Southern-friend skin and become a team player? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
