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"It Takes a Thief" (1968) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1968-1970

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"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 3: Episode 24 -- Al Mundy matches wits with a mad scientist aboard a plane en route to a scientific meeting in Melbourne.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 3: Episode 23 -- Al Mundy tries to prove he's been framed when accused of treason by an agent of the SIA.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Alistair Mundy recruits his son Al to join him in a plan to help King Armand save his country and daughter from scheming Gen. Contrell.  Alistair buys a circus, which is scheduled to visit the kingdom to entertain Princess Carlotta and disguises himself.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 3: Episode 21 -- Al Mundy's plan to steal a painting for the SIA pits him against his old nemesis, con woman Charlene Brown.
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 3: Episode 20 -- A female member of a musical group gets mixed up in a political plot.

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Release Date:
9 January 1968 (USA) more
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Plot:
The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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(4 articles)
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User Reviews:
It Takes a Thief took my Heart and broke it more (14 total)

Cast

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Robert Wagner ... Alexander Mundy / ... (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
Malachi Throne ... Noah Bain (42 episodes, 1968-1969)
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Series Directed by
Don Weis (13 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Arnold (8 episodes, 1968-1970)
Michael Caffey (5 episodes, 1968)
Barry Shear (5 episodes, 1969-1970)
Bruce Kessler (5 episodes, 1969)
Leonard Horn (4 episodes, 1968)
Gerd Oswald (4 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jeannot Szwarc (3 episodes, 1969)
George Tyne (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Leslie Stevens (2 episodes, 1968)
Joseph Sargent (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
 
Series Writing credits
Roland Kibbee (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
Glen A. Larson (19 episodes, 1968-1970)
Mort Zarcoff (7 episodes, 1968-1969)
Gene L. Coon (6 episodes, 1968-1969)
Stephen Kandel (5 episodes, 1968-1969)
Leslie Stevens (4 episodes, 1968)
Oscar Brodney (4 episodes, 1969-1970)
Tony Barrett (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Dean Hargrove (3 episodes, 1968)
Sy Salkowitz (3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Norman Hudis (3 episodes, 1970)
B.W. Sandefur (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Elroy Schwartz (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
William Bast (2 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Produced by
Mort Zarcoff .... associate producer / producer (44 episodes, 1968-1969)
Frank Price .... executive producer / producer (42 episodes, 1968-1969)
Glen A. Larson .... associate producer / producer (39 episodes, 1968-1970)
Jack Arnold .... executive producer / producer (33 episodes, 1969-1970)
Gene L. Coon .... producer (31 episodes, 1968-1969)
Paul Mason .... producer (24 episodes, 1969-1970)
Gordon Oliver .... executive producer (15 episodes, 1968-1969)
Winston Miller .... producer (15 episodes, 1968)
Leonard Horn .... producer (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
 
Series Original Music by
Benny Golson (8 episodes, 1968-1969)
Oliver Nelson (3 episodes, 1968-1970)
Billy Goldenberg (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Lyn Murray (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
 
Series Cinematography by
Andrew Jackson (45 episodes, 1968-1970)
Richard Batcheller (12 episodes, 1969-1970)
Gene Polito (9 episodes, 1968-1969)
Ralph Woolsey (9 episodes, 1968-1969)
Enzo Serafin (7 episodes, 1969)
Ray Flin (5 episodes, 1969)
William Margulies (4 episodes, 1968-1969)
 
Series Film Editing by
Frank Morriss (15 episodes, 1968-1969)
Tony Martinelli (13 episodes, 1968-1970)
Jean Jacques Berthelot (9 episodes, 1968-1970)
Robert F. Shugrue (6 episodes, 1968-1969)
Douglas Stewart (6 episodes, 1968)
Edward Haire (6 episodes, 1969)
Edwin H. Bryant (5 episodes, 1969-1970)
George Ohanian (3 episodes, 1970)
John Elias (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
 
Series Casting by
Tom Jennings (56 episodes, 1968-1969)
 
Series Art Direction by
Alexander A. Mayer (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
Aurelio Crugnola (7 episodes, 1969)
 
Series Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr. (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
Robert C. Bradfield (41 episodes, 1968-1970)
Joseph J. Stone (9 episodes, 1968)
Marvin March (3 episodes, 1968)
James M. Walters Sr. (3 episodes, 1968)
 
Series Costume Design by
Burton Miller (6 episodes, 1968-1970)
 
Series Makeup Department
Larry Germain .... hair stylist (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
Bud Westmore .... makeup artist (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
 
Series Production Management
James M. Walters Jr. .... unit manager / production manager (35 episodes, 1969-1970)
Abby Singer .... unit manager (17 episodes, 1968)
Joseph C. Cavalier .... unit manager (12 episodes, 1968-1969)
Danilo Sabatini .... production manager (7 episodes, 1969)
Marco Tamburella .... unit manager (7 episodes, 1969)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Doran .... assistant director (29 episodes, 1968-1970)
Richard Learman .... assistant director (8 episodes, 1969-1970)
Fabrizio Castellani .... assistant director (7 episodes, 1969)
Robert G. Stone .... assistant director (7 episodes, 1969)
John Clarke Bowman .... assistant director (4 episodes, 1968)
Ralph Ferrin .... assistant director (3 episodes, 1968)
Frank Losee .... assistant director (3 episodes, 1968)
 
Series Sound Department
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. .... sound (36 episodes, 1968-1970)
Frank H. Wilkinson .... sound (8 episodes, 1968-1969)
Kurt Doubrowsky .... sound (7 episodes, 1969)
James T. Porter .... sound (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Ed Somers Sr. .... sound (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Lyle Cain .... sound (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Earl Crain Jr. .... sound (2 episodes, 1968)
Ted G. Mann .... sound (2 episodes, 1969)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Wayne Fitzgerald .... optical effects (1 episode, 1970)
 
Series Stunts
Charlie Picerni .... stunts (1 episode, 1968)
Jerry Brutsche .... stunts (1 episode, 1969)

Steven Burnett .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Chuck Courtney .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Crockett .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Howard Curtis .... stunts (unknown episodes)
George Orrison .... stunts (unknown episodes)
George Robotham .... stunts (unknown episodes)
George Sawaya .... stunts (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Burton Miller .... costumes (53 episodes, 1968-1970)
Metka Kosak .... costumes (7 episodes, 1969)
Hugh McFarland .... costumes (7 episodes, 1969)
 
Series Editorial Department
Richard Belding .... editorial supervision (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
Robert Brower .... color coordinator (66 episodes, 1968-1970)

Ron Meredith .... assistant film editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Dave Grusin .... composer: theme music (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
Stanley Wilson .... music supervisor / musical supervision (66 episodes, 1968-1970)
 
Series Other crew
Wayne Fitzgerald .... main titles / titles (50 episodes, 1968-1970)
Glen A. Larson .... script consultant (16 episodes, 1968)
Dean Hargrove .... story consultant (11 episodes, 1968)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Once a Crook (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
60 min (65 episodes)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the first season, Alexander Mundy was a cat burglar hired by American spy agency: The SIA. In the second season, he became a freelance operative. more
Quotes:
Noah Bain: We're not asking you to spy. We're just asking you to steal.
Alexander Mundy: Let me get this straight: you WANT me to steal?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Hot Diggity Dog (1990) more

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Is the 1968 series "It Takes A Thief" Available on DVD?
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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
It Takes a Thief took my Heart and broke it, 25 December 2005
Author: svgarvin7 from United States

Every girl and woman had a crush on RJ back then--he was so f*****g suave! I loved this show and the premise, it was always intriguing. I always had a crush on Fred Astaire as well and when he joined the show, I thought, perfect casting. I will always have a soft spot for Malachi Thorne, I loved his mellifluous voice. I recall one particular episode that guest starred the beautiful, not to mention Black actress, Marilyn McCoo (5th Dimensions). Up until that point, RJ interacted with many women, but here was definite chemistry and I was sooooo disappointed that they wimped out on the kiss--Ar! As a young Puerto Rican woman, I knew this was a pivotal moment on TV that would have opened the doors to race relations on programming and they just didn't have the guts to do it--such a shame. Talk about missed moments. BTW, I was only 13-14 then. Get this out on DVD already so RJ and MT can make the talk show circuits. This can be remade with RJ playing MT's role--that would be fun.

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