To Save a Dead Man (15 Dec. 1971)

A dying man stumbles into a church and tells a young nun that he was responsible for sending an innocent man to prison. Her parish priest asks Joe Mannix, an old friend, to find out who the... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Krasny

Writers:

Richard Levinson (creator), William Link (creator),

Stars:

Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Martin Ashe

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Mike Connors	...	Joe Mannix
Gail Fisher	...	Peggy Fair
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin Ashe	...	Dr. Lamson
Barbara Baldavin	...	Kay Kilgore (Imposter)
Emily Banks	...	Alyce Taggert
Melendy Britt	...	Adrienne Lindholm
Peter Brocco	...	C.W. Taggart
Brooke Bundy	...	Sister Costello
Arthur Franz	...	Father Vale
Richard Karie	...	Pilot
Maggie Malooly	...	Kay Kilgore (Real)
Robert Mandan	...	Ed Noble
James McCallion	...	Al Murphy
Ron Nyman	...	Officer
Jeremy Slate	...	Ted Kilgore

Storyline

A dying man stumbles into a church and tells a young nun that he was responsible for sending an innocent man to prison. Her parish priest asks Joe Mannix, an old friend, to find out who the dead man was referring to. Mannix discovers that the dead man was a witness in a murder trial several years before -- but the man in prison, and his former attorney, steadfastly insist he was guilty. Mannix reluctantly begins to accept this, too -- until several attempts are made to convince him to stop investigating the case.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

C.W Taggart is seen onscreen only as a shadow, although pictures of him are shown earlier. This may be because the person on the rocking horse is not Ted Brocco but rather a stuntwoman about his size, although Brocco provides C. W. Taggart's voice. The story structure clearly indicates that Mannix is supposed to be seeing Taggart himself at the end of the show.

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Quotes

C.W. Taggart: Is that you, Uncle? Who is that with you? Do they wanna play with me?

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