Cliff McDonald Movies
- 1972
Fugitive criminal Dree Foster (Robert Drivas) leads the FBI on a not-so-merry chase beginning in Philadelphia and ending in an as-yet-unkown location in Arizona. Along the way, Foster commits a variety of crimes, charming three impressionable teenage runaways (one of them a pre-Star Wars Mark Hammil) into acting as his accomplices. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) has no idea what crime Foster is planning--but he does know that the fugitive is heavily armed with guns and grenades! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1971
In the first episode of a two-part story, criminal genius Curtis Breer (Bradford Dillman) masterminds a $1,800,000 amusement park robbery with three confederates. Though it looks like the perfect crime, the conspirators have failed to bring into consideration such intagibles as greed, betrayal, and revenge. Featured in the cast is Deanna Martin, the daughter of entertainer Dean Martin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Officers Jim Reed (Kent McCord) and Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) arrest young Bill Erickson (David Westberg) on a drunk-driving charge. Soon afterward, Bill's father (Del Moore), a wealthy industrialist, implores the two cops to drop the charges against his son--and promises to make it well worth their while if they do. Elsewhere, the two mobile officers investigate a possible case of euthanasia. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
The Season Six opener of The F.B.I finds federal agents Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and Colby (William Reynolds) canvassing an era ranging from Pennsylvania to Oregon in search of two elusive bank robbers. Perry Victor (Martin Sheen) is the suave schemer of the pair, while Shep Buford (Tim McIntire) is the bucolic triggerman. Their ultimate goal is to steal the payroll for an Oregon tunnel project--but neither man had figured on the duplicity of Shep's girlfriend Cindy (Joan Van Ark). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Gambling house operator Scott Rogers (Fred Beir) may have reason to regret his eagerness to buy his way into the Cosa Nostra. After his new Mob cohorts bump off an awkward witness to his criminal activities, Roberts finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation headed by Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.). As a result, the Mob has written off Rogers as "expendable"--placing Erskine in the position of having to keep the man alive long enough to testify in court. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
