A Long Way from Times Square (30 Nov. 1975)

Kojak and Crocker go to Nevada to execute a subpoena on Arnold Saxler to have him testify on the murder of a councilman for whose mobster murderer he worked but Saxler has root s in Nevada which cause difficulties for the NYPD pair.

Director:

Ernest Pintoff

Writers:

Abby Mann (creator), Gene R. Kearney (teleplay),

Stars:

Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Telly Savalas	...	Lt. Theo Kojak
Dan Frazer	...	Capt. Frank McNeil
Kevin Dobson	...	Det. Bobby Crocker
George Savalas	...	Det. Stavros
Judith Lowry	...	Lily Weed
Vincent Baggetta	...	Arnold B. Saxler
Max Showalter	...	Quinlan
Tom Lee McFadden	...	Hawker
Albert Cole	...	Sutton
Judy Kaye	...	Public Defender Penny Rozelle
George Wallace	...	Washburn (as George D. Wallace)
William Wintersole	...	Chief Peck
Richard Karron	...	Alley Oop
Mary Jo Catlett	...	Verna
Brett Hadley	...	Santa Flora

Storyline

Kojak and Crocker go to Nevada to execute a subpoena on Arnold Saxler to have him testify on the murder of a councilman for whose mobster murderer he worked but Saxler has root s in Nevada which cause difficulties for the NYPD pair.

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Plot Keywords:

small town law | small town police chief | small town | reference to spencer tracy

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Harold Hotel - 323 E 5th St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 50 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Connections

References Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

User Reviews

Kojak gets the wide open spaces

Telly Savalas and Kevin Dobson get an extradition job after a witness on a case they've worked is found killed. Another witness was Vincent Baggetta who has gone underground. But feelers are put out and they find that Baggetta is in a one horse town called Cory, Nevada where he's being held on suspicion of a drunk driving incident.

To say that when Kojak and Crocker reach Cory, Nevada that they find difficulties is putting it mildly. Baggetta as it turns out is a home town boy and the locals including law enforcement just don't like these city slicker cops ordering the good old boys around.

Kojak's one saving grace is an old pioneer lady played by Judith Lowry who looks like she could have been an original settler. She's pretty sharp and hasn't lost a single marble.

A change of pace and scenery for Astoria's favorite son.