Never Again, Never Again (22 Jan. 1981)

Magnum helps two elderly Jewish Holocaust survivors who are being pursued by Nazis.

Director:

Robert Loggia

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator), Glen A. Larson (creator),

Stars:

Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Tom Selleck	...	Magnum
John Hillerman	...	Higgins
Roger E. Mosley	...	TC
Larry Manetti	...	Orville 'Rick' Wright
Hanna Hertelendy	...	Lena Greenberg
Robert Ellenstein	...	Saul Greenberg
Glenn Cannon	...	Dr. Bernard Kessler
Earl Kingston	...	Ruben (as Earll Kingston)
Todd Camenson	...	Karl
Joslyn Suan	...	Nurse
Robert L. Silva	...	Police Officer (as Robert Silva)
Lisa Hullana	...	Nurse
Clay Wai	...	Miko, the Pedicab Rider
Rick Quan	...	Intern

Storyline

Magnum helps two elderly Jewish Holocaust survivors who are being pursued by Nazis.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1981 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

The scripts improve, I hope.....

I should be a sucker for any of these episodes....I live in and love the state of Hawaii, I know the islands so well I can often pick out where the actual location is in this series or in my favorite, "Hawaii Five-0", I love film noir/forties private eye films, and so on.....but this episode is just ghastly.

The danger/plot revolves around the question of who's a Nazi & who's Jewish.....why it matters soooo much more than 30 years after Nuremberg is given short shrift, and why there are Jews and Nazis chasing each other around Hawaii, of all places, (a state that is about 3% Jewish)adds to the oddity. The acting is laughable, with the Saul character played sooo broadly that it is difficult not to laugh at times. There are attempts at humor, with a sushi delivery--"your wish for fish", but the episode has very little humor or credible drama.

Others will comment on the oddity of the premise....why Robin Masters needs BOTH Magnum and Higgins to "secure" a house to which he almost never comes, how the Magnum character survives since he rarely gets paid for his "cases", why Magnum is allowed to run up all sorts of miles on the boss's Ferrari, and more. This series hit the air just as "Hawaii Five-0" was dying, so the market was probably hot for another Hawaii based series.

The series has enough fans more enthusiastic than I to inspire me to advise skipping this episode and watching later ones....they will be better. The narration is a venerable and sonderful film noir device, and it gives better episodes than this a nice feel...

Too, the location filming is beautiful, especially to those of us, probably almost all of us, who love Hawaii, its perfect climate & its unrivaled natural beauty of beaches and mountains. But later/other episodes will display the breathtaking scenery along with a strong storyline....skip this one and watch those.