Jesse Hibbs Movies

Suzanne Pleshette guest stars as Temple Alexander, a beautiful con artist who has targetted wealthy winery owner Harlan Franciscus (Gene Raymond) as her latest patsy. While romancing Harlan in preparation of fleecing him, Temple ends up genuinely falling in love with the man. This proves problematic when two of Temple's former accomplices catch up with her--and one of them plans to get even for an earlier double-cross. Cast as Franciscus' ill-mannered son is Larry Linville of M*A*S*H fame. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Posing as double agent William Howard (David Frankham), Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr heads to East Berlin, there to assist in the escape of Lisa Stone (Dana Wynter), the wife of US-based Communist spy John Buchanan (Alf Kjellin). Ostensibly, Lisa is heading to America to persuade her husband to defect. In truth, however, Lisa is a loyal Party member, whose "escape" has been carefully staged--and she intends to murder Buchanan the moment she catches up to him. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hollywood film favorite Gene Tierney makes a rare TV appearance in this episode, in which she plays one of three witnesses to a Mob murder. The victim was an ex-FBI agent who just before his death had informed Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) that the Mafia was in the process of taking over an isolated retirement village. Despite a marked lack of cooperation from the witnesses, Erskine endeavors to prevent their extermination at the hands of fugitive killer Leonard King (Ken Lynch). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The FBI is called on the scene when the baby of prominent African American leader John Sheppard (Moses Gunn) is kidnapped. The abductors are an impoverished black couple, Ed and Nora Tobin (Billy Dee Williams, Denise Nicholas), whose actions were motivated by anger and frustration. Whether or not the Tobins intend to return their captive becomes a moot point as the baby faces a variety of life-threatening dangers in the couple's rat- and disease-infested ghetto apartment. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) gives African American FBI agnet Harry Dane (Booker Bradshaw) plenty of latitude as Dane combs through a tough ghetto neighborhood in search of athlete-turned-criminal Nate Phelps (Billy Dee Williams). Meanwhile, Nate turns to his former girlfriend Lenore (Lola Falana), hoping she'll summon his underworld buddies for help in escaping the FBI agent. But none of Nate's cohorts want anything to do with him: He's a cop killer, and that's bad for business all around. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A Florida numbers racket is Ground Zero for a bitter turf war between two mob families. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) hopes that the battle will result in a rift in Mob security that will enable the FBI to smash the racket and bring several elusive criminals to justice. The guest cast is a 1960s TV buff's dream, ranging from veteran tough guys Harold J. Stone and Don Gordon to voluptuous starlet Francine York. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

William Windom guest stars as Frank Converse, an embezzler who hopes to elude the FBI by crossing the Canadian border. Unfortunately, Virgil Phipps (Bruce Dern), Converse's driver, knows about the stolen money and demands a piece of the action, thereby setting the stage for a deadly showdown. The evening's acting honors are claimed by Lee Meriwether as Converse's invalid wife Marian, who spends the entire episode encased in an iron lung. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Having captured seven of the nine men responsible for a two-million-dollar armored car robbery, Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is anxious to locate the other two men--and of course, the money. Meanwhile, Anita Hale (Anne Helm), the wife of "robber number eight" Emory Hale (Murray Hamilton), becomes convinced that she is dying, and thus wants to join her fugitive husband for a final reunion. This proves to a break for Erskine, who follows the unwitting Anita to Mexico--but what has happened to the "ninth man" who masterminded the robbery? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Katherine Daly (Anne Baxter) is kidnapped from her own home by escaped robber-murderer Frank Padgett (Steve Ihnat). Heading to the Arizona desert with his captive, Padgett intends to force Katherine to guide him through the treacherous region to his getaway plane. Though Padgett has a considerable head start, Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) hopes to rescue Katherine by relaying a coded radio message to her--if it isn't already too late. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Carol Lynley guest stars as Lynn Hallett, a troubled young woman mistakenly identified as a bank robber. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is certain that Lynn is innocent, but before he can prove anything the frightened girl escapes custody. Now she is the travelling companion of Mike James (Peter Deuel), a genuine bank robber who intends to use the long-suffering Lynn as an accomplice in his next heist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of The Fugitive's celebrated series finale, wrongly convicted murderer Richard Kimble has been arrested by Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse) just moments before catching up with actual murderer Fred Johnson (Bill Raisch), aka "the one-armed man." It appears that Kimble has been betrayed by his own brother-in-law Fred Taft (Richard Anderson), but in fact the person most responsible for his capture--and Johnson's freedom--is a heretofore unknown witness to the murder of Kimble's wife, who for reasons of his own has remained silent all these years. The climax finds Kimble in hot pursuit of Johnson, who has climbed to the top of an amusement-park tower--while Gerard nervously waits at ground level to find out which of the two men is truly the guilty party. Ending with the now-famous words "Tuesday, August 29: The Day the Running Stopped", the second half of "The Judgment" set a record in 1967 as the highest-rated TV series finale in TV history--a record that would remain unbroken until the equally famous final episode of M*A*S*H in 1983. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Richard Macklin (Henry Silva), a criminal on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, has managed to elude capture in a spectacular shootout in a hospital parking lot. Worse still, Macklin has taken nurse Carol Grant (Lynda Day) hostage--and he has no intention of ever setting her free. This episode marks a rare TV appearance by Lynn Bari, who achieved fame in the 1940s by playing the perennial "other woman" in a wide variety of 20th Century-Fox films. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Escaped killer George Bellamy (Bradford Dillman) covers his tracks by setting a series of forest fires. Bellamy's strategy is to throw the FBI off the trail; while they're searching for an unknown arsonist, he will be able to flee the country. It is up to Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) to capture Bellamy before he sparks a final conflagration that will kill thousands of innocent people. Filmed on location in Angeles National Forest, this episode benefits from the strong supporting performances of TV stalwarts Lynda Day and Charles Grodin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide