Alias the Scarf (24 Feb. 1967)

The latest addition to the wax museum is the Green Hornet and Kato. But The Scarf feels threatened as he was their most famous occupant and he is a jealous tenant.

Director:

Allen Reisner

Writers:

William L. Stuart, George W. Trendle (creator)

Stars:

Van Williams, Bruce Lee, Wende Wagner

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Van Williams	...	The Green Hornet / Britt Reid
Bruce Lee	...	Kato
Wende Wagner	...	Lenore 'Casey' Case
Lloyd Gough	...	Mike Axford
Walter Brooke	...	D.A. Frank Scanlon
John Carradine	...	James Rancourt / The Scarf
Patricia Barry	...	Hazel Schmidt / Vina Rose
Ian Wolfe	...	Peter Willman
Brenda Benet	...	Girl
Jack Garner	...	Policeman #1
Danny Costello	...	Policeman #2
Paul Gleason	...	Paul Garrett

Storyline

The latest addition to the wax museum is the Green Hornet and Kato. But The Scarf feels threatened as he was their most famous occupant and he is a jealous tenant.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greenway Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Rancourt says (of The Scarf), "I am the Boswell to his Johnson." James Boswell wrote a famous biography of Samuel Johnson. The term "Boswell" is sometimes used as a synonym for "biographer".

User Reviews

The legendary John Carradine is the villain

"Alias the Scarf" is a disappointing episode, with Van Williams and Bruce Lee hardly appearing in costume. Legendary scene stealer John Carradine plays James Rancourt, who runs a wax museum with partner Peter Willman (Ian Wolfe), conducting tours for paying customers. The Green Hornet and Kato are the newest exhibits in the crime section, where Rancourt enjoys discussing a mysterious strangler known only as The Scarf, who disappeared 15 years earlier after befriending a stripper (Patricia Barry) who doesn't believe him guilty of the crimes. One night, the wax figure of The Scarf, which bears a strong likeness to Rancourt, apparently comes to life, stiffly walking by its own empty exhibit, strangling the unsuspecting Willman, and searching for more victims through the night fog. That's really all the atmosphere there is, as our heroes stay on the sidelines throughout. By the late 1960's, as TV Westerns began to peter out, Carradine began branching out into more campy shows, with roles on THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E., LOST IN SPACE, LAND OF THE GIANTS, and NIGHT GALLERY. His final appearance on network TV was on January 3 1986, on the new TWILIGHT ZONE episode "Still Life," opposite son Robert.