Don Medford Movies

 

This made-for-TV movie was edited from several episodes of the short-lived television series Hell Town, in which Robert Blake starred as Father Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, a tough but giving Catholic priest trying to do good works in a rough ghetto neighborhood. Also appearing in Father of Hell Town are Jeff Corey and James Gammon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

In this made-for-TV movie, a singer (Loni Anderson) travels to Chicago during the 1920s to seek revenge against the gangster who killed her boyfriend. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

In this failed pilot for a series, a biochemist reproduces. He copies himself 13 times to help stop a top-secret cloning project from being destroyed. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) is assigned to special duty with the vice squad. Before long, he finds that someone is running a numbers racket--from within the department. Especially disheartening is the possibility that some of Baretta's best friends on the police force may be deeply involved. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This time, Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) goes undercover as a truck driver. Heading to the waterfront, Baretta searches for the person or persons who have been stealing valuable truck shipments. The key to the mystery may be in the hands of title character Barney, played by familiar character actor Robert Symonds. Also in the cast is Sheila Larken, best known to later viewers as the mother of FBI agent Scully on The X-Files, and veteran character actor Arthur Space, who played Robert Blake's father in the 1944 Laurel and Hardy comedy The Big Noise. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this sequel to the 3rd season Baretta episode "Think Mink", Ned Glass and Josha Shelley (who also scripted the episode) make return appearances as eternally luckless horseplayers Sam and Leo. Still dreaming of a huge financial windfall, the elderly duo seek out a stolen thoroughbred, hoping to collect a reward of $100,000. Inevitably, undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) has to prevent Sam and Leo from being bumped off by the horse thieves. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

After 27 years, undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) finally catches up to the man who killed his father. In a deathbed confession, the killer insists that he pulled the trigger on the orders of his boss. Alas, the mastermind of the murder is an "untouchable", a philanthropic pillar of society. One suspects that this fact won't stop Baretta from avenging his father's death. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Ned Glass and Joshua Shelley make their first Baretta appearances as Sam and Leo, a pair of elderly, eternally luckless horse players who live in the same rundown hotel occupied by undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake). In their latest effort to get rich quick, Sam and Leo make off with a van full of mink coats. The trouble is, both the van and the minks had already been stolen by someone else--and that someone else isn't above killing people to get back what is unlawfully his. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In his second Baretta appearance, Slim Pickens is cast as Charlie, a middle-aged, mother-dominated newspaper vendor. After he helps break up a mugging, Charlie is a marked man, obliging undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) to offer his protection. And as long as he is being so helpful, Baretta decides to play matchmaker between Charlie (Slim Pickens) and the equally unwed Amy (Sheree North). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A particularly vicious heroin dealer haunts the local playgrounds, getting school kids hooked on the stuff. When his "connection" quits after too many youngsters have overdosed, the dealer needs someone else to push his merchandise. Undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) tries to put the villain out of business by posing as his new connection. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This time, undercover detective Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) is up against two police officers (Alex Rocco, Scoey Mitchlll) who sideline in extortion. Truth to tell, however, the "cops" are both phonies, preying upon other crooks who can't go to the authorities for protection. "Playin' Police" was the final episode of Baretta's third season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Mario Roccuzzo guest stars as Joey, a reformed alcoholic. As a personal favor to his friend, undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake), Joey pretends to fall off the wagon. It is all part of a scheme to get the goods on Joey's former boss, a blackmailer/pornographer/pimp who sidelines in murder. Onetime Bonanza star Pernell Roberts makes quite a meal of his supporting role in this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi