One Hour to Kill (26 Feb. 1970)

With his assistants away, the chief receives a phone call telling him to expect a deadly visitor within sixty minutes. Ironside spends the remaining time improvising self defense without weapons - and trying to identify the caller.

Director:

Richard Benedict

Writers:

Collier Young (creator), Sandy Stern

Stars:

Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Raymond Burr	...	Robert T. Ironside
Don Galloway	...	Det. Sgt. Ed Brown
Barbara Anderson	...	Officer Eve Whitfield
Don Mitchell	...	Mark Sanger
Robert Lipton	...	Jimmy Chard
Gene Lyons	...	Commissioner Dennis Randall
Henry Corden	...	Lecturer
Ralph Manza	...	Pizza Maker
Lavelle Roby	...	Liz
Chuck Morrell	...	Telephone Repairman (as Chuck Morell)
Nick Benedict	...	Police Driver (as Nicholas Benedict)

Storyline

With his assistants away, the chief receives a phone call telling him to expect a deadly visitor within sixty minutes. Ironside spends the remaining time improvising self defense without weapons - and trying to identify the caller.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1970 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harbour Productions Unlimited, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

The Surprise in the Oven

An unusual episode. The Chief is alone in his apartment while Mark is taking a class in college (on the unreliability of witnesses), and Eve and Ed are enduring a dull evening at the opera. The Chief receives a threatening phone call, followed by many more: the brother of a young man who was executed following a bloody botched robbery wants revenge. Most of the episode consists of the Chief setting an elaborate trap for his expected assailant, using household items. The three younger police staff return just as the Chief overcomes the unhinged killer. It's all dark and tense, with good music background. Interestingly, it is reminiscent of the last minutes of the movie Rear Window... where Raymond Burr was the heavy, not the victim. The opera scenes are funny, and the college scenes are good too.