The Captain's Brother's Wife (4 Feb. 1978)

Captain McNeil's brother's widow (Shelly Winters) relies on Kojak to rescue her, get her employment, even pick up a bad check. She always has an excuse; now she's using her job at a ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles S. Dubin

Writers:

Abby Mann (creator), Chester Krumholz (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
Herb Edelman	...	Jack Cohen (as Herbert Edelman)
John Karlen	...	Hicks
Larry Gelman	...	Ramos
Andy Romano	...	Larry Arcadia
Basil Hoffman	...	Charlie Winston
Sondra Blake	...	Marie
Conrad Janis	...	D. A. Lynn
Shelley Winters	...	Evelyn McNeil
Frank Sivero	...	Morgan
Bill McCutcheon	...	Starrett (as Bill Mc Cutcheon)
Vince Conti	...	Det. Rizzo

Storyline

Captain McNeil's brother's widow (Shelly Winters) relies on Kojak to rescue her, get her employment, even pick up a bad check. She always has an excuse; now she's using her job at a brokerage to lay off bets and winds up losing $12,000 for some hoods. Meanwhile, Kojak's men are protecting a threatened witness that was involved with the gamblers. He decides to make a run for it, so the hoods take the ditsy widow as hostage. Kojak's attempts to insulate his captain break down, but in the end, justice is done and love conquers all.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 1978 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Mission Jewelry - 256 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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